Is this good?

[IntermittentSygnal]

Lol, many of my T's are happier in sterilites imo... If T's could be happy. They like the cover that other sterilites stacked on top of them provide. Thats anectdotal of course. If it's a birdeater, their getting a hide and a large water dish. The luxury i provide is reptisoil, some moss, and an abundance of feeders If you have too many obstructions in the way, you can't get a glimpse of your tarantula playing whack a mole with crickets

Each to his own. I prefer to set them up as close to what their native environment would be as I’m able in a box of dirt. Without variation in the enclosure, you don’t get to watch a T chase a cricket over the hill, down into the valley, over a stick, into the hide and then emerge triumphant to happy dance.

 

[TheraMygale]

s the cork bark in the enclosure safe for a geniculata? Won't she get squashed?

well, cork is light. Tarantula needs to dig first. Was your substrate inserted well?

I second angling the cork bark as Matt man said and third the water dish. That is a requirement to me. (Mine is in the back, left, but the plant is hiding it. Hide is behind and under that plant, too). I don’t do spartan cages, but don’t make hiding places either.
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This enclosure. Wow. How you manage to keep those mosses alive “BIG HEART”. You have a green thumb mate. Thats hobbit grade right there wow. And guess what, we see the substrate. Its well proportioned. This is amazing.

To Orginal Poster, this is just to answer your question and not a negative reprimand. If you processed your substrate right, and planted cork bark correctly, it should not be an issue.

tarantula needs to use cork bark hide in first place. They dont always do.

 

[viper69]

I always ask myself "Am I designing this for me, or the T?" and when I think the T, my set ups are always simpler

No coffins, no skulls, no LEGO pieces, WTH

 

[TheraMygale]

No coffins, no skulls, no LEGO pieces, WTH

About the legos. I tried to use them as water dishes. But i dont think they are productive if the tarantula needs to lower itself in the water.

if what i learned about slings is correct, water in substrate will suffice. Dealers don’t use bowls at all.

 

[viper69]

About the legos. I tried to use them as water dishes. But i dont think they are productive if the tarantula needs to lower itself in the water.

if what i learned about slings is correct, water in substrate will suffice. Dealers don’t use bowls at all.

Nope, was referring to how people build things and put them inside.

 

[TheraMygale]

Nope, was referring to how people build things and put them inside.

Ok good. We are on same page. Thanks for clarification.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Each to his own. I prefer to set them up as close to what their native environment would be as I’m able in a box of dirt. Without variation in the enclosure, you don’t get to watch a T chase a cricket over the hill, down into the valley, over a stick, into the hide and then emerge triumphant to happy dance.

How do you keep living moss alive ? I added a Pothos to one enclosure almost a half a year ago and it hasn’t grown at all I’m thinking about removing it .

 

[CyanideOwl]

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Mine is out & about nearly 100% of the time too. I keep her cage bare bones. It's hard to tell from the picture, but the soil is built up a bit on the end with the cork bark, & that's where she retreats to molt, & even eat sometimes (gave her a horn work for the first time, & she dragged it down there to eat); she's actually got herself a neat little lair under there, LoL. Just know that that moss is for YOU, not your spider.


Holy moly, yes...it ABSOLUTELY needs a water dish.

That water dish thing I wasn't even asking about. What am I supposed to take hers now and put it in empty one? So she has none right now?

Right because all pet things happen exactly the way we want them to happen 100% of the time -

I mean if prey runs away I will just remove it. Where is the problem here?

Up until about 4" or so my Genic stayed burrowed. Now she's out all the time. I'd say at that size just make sure to provide a good amount of soil for burrowing, a simple cork hide and a nice water dish. As Viper mentioned, providing too much moss or enclosure fixtures can be a pain for maintaining the cage and your T getting to the prey. Your T will appreciate a simple setup because they will outgrow it quickly and its more space for them to stretch out.

She doesn't burrow.

well, cork is light. Tarantula needs to dig first. Was your substrate inserted well?




prey will not be predictable. Today is not tomorrow. With all that moss you have, its going to happen WHEN you dont need it to. Wait. Its coming. But hey, dont take our word for it.

a tropical wet brazilian forest is not carpeted with moss.

I cant see substrate: not good. You need to see some of it. In forests, not everything is covered in moss. And its LIVE moss, not dried up stuff thats moist.



This enclosure. Wow. How you manage to keep those mosses alive “BIG HEART”. You have a green thumb mate. Thats hobbit grade right there wow. And guess what, we see the substrate. Its well proportioned. This is amazing.

To Orginal Poster, this is just to answer your question and not a negative reprimand. If you processed your substrate right, and planted cork bark correctly, it should not be an issue.

tarantula needs to use cork bark hide in first place. They dont always do.

There is substrate and you can see it wth. And I hand feed them. Prey does not escape.

TL;DR is the cork bark in the enclosure safe for a geniculata? Won't she get squashed?

• I am trying to rehouse my A. Geniculata after she molted. I still have to wait for her to harden around 4 days just to be safe. She is getting her killer behaviour slowly tho. She is around 4cm of BL right now with her abdomen being small.

• In her last enclosure she seemed to have too much soil and I gave her a hide and she just pushed trash inside, needless to say she doesn't like to burrow. Now I know.

• I made her new enclosure and I like how it looks, finally got my hands on cork bark and some other stuff. My question is, is it safe for the cork bark to be there standing like that. It's not anchored in the soil much, it's not glued to the bottom either. I know she likes to push dirt around and make her own design.

• Can the bark just fall on her, squashing her? It looks safe enough to me but I'm not so sure how she will behave and maybe she will like that place behind since I plan on keeping that side dry and the other more moist.

• Ah yes it's for my comfort of opening as well. The opening now is pretty scary with her enormous appetite and the box is very low and clipped on 4 sides. The new one has a split opening and is easy to open.

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Seeing how nobody cares to answer my only question and talks about some irrelevant things I thank you all for some good info. Like the only one that said to turn the bark around. The rest has to be less concerned and think more. Because not everyone is evil water dish negator. She has one. Will have one for the rest of her life. Dyed moss I read up on, totally safe in my country. Not American standards. Thanks for good intentions but I don't have mental strength for this. Bye bye.

 

[Tentacle Toast]

Seeing how nobody cares to answer my only question and talks about some irrelevant things I thank you all for some good info. Like the only one that said to turn the bark around. The rest has to be less concerned and think more. Because not everyone is evil water dish negator. She has one. Will have one for the rest of her life. Dyed moss I read up on, totally safe in my country. Not American standards. Thanks for good intentions but I don't have mental strength for this. Bye bye.

It's 8 o'clock on Sunday morning in the latest time zone in the country, here... it'll be a few hours before most people are going to be logging in...hold on a minute, let me re-read for a minute

Alright, from what I can gather, your question was about whether or not the cork bark was safe in there like that...yes? "TL;DR is the cork bark in the enclosure safe for a geniculata? Won't she get squashed?"
The second post in, I answered with "yeah, it looks good, EXCEPT..." & went on to address other potential issues. Then others chimed in with other issues they saw. If ALL you care about is that piece of cork bark, then yes, it looks good, & she's unlikely to get squashed, as there's not enough dirt in there to suffer a collapse, & pin her.

 

[TheraMygale]

i said the cork was fine, if substrate was well put in enclosure.

if it was humid at first and tapped down. So it helps to keep its shape if tarantula digs underneath it.

i saw the substrate. What i was trying to say was we see a lot of moss. It does become a place for prey to hide. Maybe yours dont and thats fine. Less moss makes it easier to keep enclosure clean. Its all your choice of course. Its ok too to keep it.

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To Orginal Poster, this is just to answer your question and not a negative reprimand. If you processed your substrate right, and planted cork bark correctly, it should not be an issue.


I think thats an answer. Online conversation isnt always obvious. But it was just a discussion. People like tarantulas here and like to share what they have experienced. For your benefit. You dont have to do any of the suggestions. And thats ok.

 

[viper69]

I mean if prey runs away I will just remove it. Where is the problem here?

That’s different info than you provided

 

[Matt Man]

That’s different info than you provided

if it runs and hides under the moss, both T and keeper will struggle to find it

 

[viper69]

if it runs and hides under the moss, both T and keeper will struggle to find it

Yes what do we say about common sense..