Is my tarantula's enclosure appropriate?

[feralgardenia]

i just bought a male Aphonopelma Chalcodes (if that matters,) and i assembled this tank for him,

he is around 3 inches(7cm) in length from what i can tell.
the tank itself is roughly 15/16 inches (38cm) and has around 3-4inch deep substrate (7-10cm). he also has a waterbowl that is around 5' (12cm (i think)) and a hide
im still kinda new to the hobby so im unsure if this is good or not,

 

[FatBadBay]

More substrate. What is the lid made of?

 

[Mustafa67]

i just bought a male Aphonopelma Chalcodes (if that matters,) and i assembled this tank for him,
View attachment 482655
he is around 3 inches(7cm) in length from what i can tell.
the tank itself is roughly 15/16 inches (38cm) and has around 3-4inch deep substrate (7-10cm). he also has a waterbowl that is around 5' (12cm (i think)) and a hide
im still kinda new to the hobby so im unsure if this is good or not,

A Chalcodes should have dry sub and more of it. It also needs ventilation, I can’t see how much ventilation there is there

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arachnoboards.com

Research is your best friend. Search “A Chalcodes care” into Arachnoboards

 

[viper69]

I just posted yesterday how much sub is needed for terrestrials

 

[cold blood]

A Chalcodes should have dry sub and more of it. It also needs ventilation

A terrestrial kept with dry sub actually requires very little ventilation.

 

[TheraMygale]

Is that your tarantula that is climbed up in the right top corner?

I think you will prefer to have substrate almost all the way up for its safety.

A good way to tell if substrate is high enough: if tarantula gets on its back legs and can touch ceiling with front legs. Youre good to go. It could be a bit less, but the bigger they are, a fall could injure them badly.

 

[sp00dmama]

Biggest rule is no more than 1.5x the size of your spider from the substrate. ) Also, is that a hide?

Mine is only about an inch but here’s an example of what my enclosure looks like.

it has two hides made of cork bark; one is bigger than the other as I was hoping it burrowed at the end of the enclosure, personally just so I can see it better. The substrate is dry, the moss and leaf litter isn’t necessary. I just added it for more texture. I’d look up the tarantula collective as he has a in-depth care guide to these babies~ he even has videos on YouTube of how to set up their husbandry. Good luck~

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Biggest rule is no more than 1.5x the size of your spider from the substrate. ) Also, is that a hide?

Mine is only about an inch but here’s an example of what my enclosure looks like.
View attachment 482660
it has two hides made of cork bark; one is bigger than the other as I was hoping it burrowed at the end of the enclosure, personally just so I can see it better. The substrate is dry, the moss and leaf litter isn’t necessary. I just added it for more texture. I’d look up the tarantula collective as he has a in-depth care guide to these babies~ he even has videos on YouTube of how to set up their husbandry. Good luck~

I use this guideline so they aren’t risking climbing and dying from a fall. 1-1.5x dls from top of substrate to top of cage .

i just bought a male Aphonopelma Chalcodes (if that matters,) and i assembled this tank for him,
View attachment 482655
he is around 3 inches(7cm) in length from what i can tell.
the tank itself is roughly 15/16 inches (38cm) and has around 3-4inch deep substrate (7-10cm). he also has a waterbowl that is around 5' (12cm (i think)) and a hide
im still kinda new to the hobby so im unsure if this is good or not,

big fall risk you need significantly deeper soil.

 

[Tarantuland]

Top wet, scoop half that out and add 5 time dry sub then you should be good