Is PLA safe for Tarantulas?

[Creature Castle]

I have a 3D printer and I was thinking of printing some bits for my tarantulas enclosure. PLA is food safe, but will it be safe to put in an enclosure? (And if not are there any filaments that are?)

 

[Parodygunner]

Hi I'm not really knowledgable about tarantulas, but in terms of 3D printing, most types of pla are not truly food safe, and even some food safe plastics can be toxic to invertebrates. There is a thread discussing this topic here:

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