GBB enclosure

[Arachnoenthusiast]

Just picked up a gbb today to add to my collection. What do you think of the enclosure?

 

[Chris LXXIX]

Without next to nothing about the 'GBB' size

I say that the enclosure is ok. The water dish seems IMO on the big side for that species, pretty on the "arid" part (but anyway could be the pic, the perspective etc).

I'm not a fan of skulls and whatever - but it's ok, 'GBB's' are incredibly agile and not "climb and fall" potatoes like the other NW terrestrials.

It's ok, man. And last but not least, you aren't a 'substrate Scrooge'.

 

[Arachnoenthusiast]

My bad, its about 1.5"dls. Dish is about. 75" diameter. Thanks for the input. Been looking for one of these for a while

In the new house

 

[Smotzer]

What type of substrate are you using? Is it moistened at all? It looks kinda dark, and not bone dry.

 

[Arachnoenthusiast]

What type of substrate are you using? Is it moistened at all? It looks kinda dark, and not bone dry.

I just put it in out of the bag, its Josh's frogs coco cradle. I won't be adding any moisture ever. Just a dish

 

[aprilmayjunebugs]

I like it. Don't be alarmed if it avoids the floor like the plague until it dries up a bit. Very pretty spider as well, I can say it is fun to watch them grow. I'm looking forward to webby updates

 

[Arachnoenthusiast]

I like it. Don't be alarmed if it avoids the floor like the plague until it dries up a bit. Very pretty spider as well, I can say it is fun to watch them grow. I'm looking forward to webby updates

Its doing slow exploration laps around the top. But yea its staying off the substrate. It will dry soon.

 

[aprilmayjunebugs]

Your enclosure looks great, I'm a fan of the skull. As long as you know that these guys like dry, like drier than dry, you're good to go. I have never seen mine drink, I rarely even fill up the water dish, I give her water on the web a couple times a week and almost always find her on the opposite side of the enclosure afterwards. She's moving to the bigger critter keeper soon and I'm still trying to figure out how to entice her to web up more in the middle instead of the top corner by the vents. The joy of trying to outsmart the gbb

 

[Arachnoenthusiast]

Your enclosure looks great, I'm a fan of the skull. As long as you know that these guys like dry, like drier than dry, you're good to go. I have never seen mine drink, I rarely even fill up the water dish, I give her water on the web a couple times a week and almost always find her on the opposite side of the enclosure afterwards. She's moving to the bigger critter keeper soon and I'm still trying to figure out how to entice her to web up more in the middle instead of the top corner by the vents. The joy of trying to outsmart the gbb

Oh yea, it will be kept dry. Just the moisture that was in the sub out of the bag. I've been wanting one for a while. I'm very happy to have gotten it

 

[DomGom TheFather]

Looks great!
But Halloween is my favorite holiday.

 

[DomGom TheFather]

Happy Halloween.

I just moved this girl last week.

 

[viper69]

Skull is a waste of space.

The rest looks fine.

Would add some objects like sticks or other cage stuff pressed into sub serving as webbing points. Not needed, but they will use it.

 

[Arachnoenthusiast]

Haze has started to web, of course it's not where I had wanted it to be haha. Clear up by the lid.

 

[DomGom TheFather]

Haze has started to web, of course it's not where I had wanted it to be haha. Clear up by the lid.

They never web or burrow where you want them to.
Best laid plans, right?

 

[Arachnoenthusiast]

Must be setting in ok, I offered a cricket and although I didn't get to see the take down I did see legs sticking out of hazes' mouth an hour later.

 

[Arachnoenthusiast]

Haze is starting to web

 

[Matt Man]

I would add more dirt behind the skull and the branch, You have a perfect opening for a burrow right there (see above photo) Just get rid of the plastic plants and create a cave right there.

 

[Matt Man]

we built a standard terrestrial burrow and then added a couple branches at the entrance to extend it out. She did the rest

two shots showing how it started and how it is now

shhhh I'm hiding

• Matt Man
• Aug 14, 2017

My C. cyaneopubescens hanging at the mouth of her hide as seen through the tunnel of driftwood

 

[Matt Man]

rotate skull so it is looking at the water dish (Red). Take the stick and lay it down flatter, and so that it extends out more (purple). Remove plants and add a roof, fill with dirt. (Pink) That way there will be a skull at the mouth of the cave (until it is webbed over)

 

[Matt Man]

here was her enclosure about a year and a half ago. The whole thing, other than the water dish is now webbed