Mold or webbing?

[AvicBud]

Hey guys I'm new to tarantulas and I got an Avicularia Avicularia it's a juvenile from what I know and I recently moved it to a taller enclosure can someone tell me if this is webbing or mold?

 

[moricollins]

Hey guys I'm new to tarantulas and I got an Avicularia Avicularia it's a juvenile from what I know and I recently moved it to a taller enclosure can someone tell me if this is webbing or mold?

Looks like mold to me... At least the stuff on the substrate. On the "rocks" looks webbing
Can you post pictures of the whole enclosure?
An Avicularia enclosure should not have enough stagnant air to cause mold ...

 

[AvicBud]

Looks like mold to me... At least the stuff on the substrate. On the "rocks" looks webbing
Can you post pictures of the whole enclosure?
An Avicularia enclosure should not have enough stagnant air to cause mold ...

Yeah- I'm planning on adding more ventilation holes today, I just got the new enclosure.

 

[Smotzer]

If you’re avicularia Enclosure is molding there is too much moisture and too little ventilation. That’s the opposite of what you want. Just correct this and you should be fine!

 

[Fischer]

Looks to be mold. I would suspect from a lost bolus somewhere in the enclosure on the substrate

 

[octanejunkie]

Is that a fish tank?
Just wondering, cause if it is, how secure is the lid?

 

[AvicBud]

Is that a fish tank?
Just wondering, cause if it is, how secure is the lid?

It's very secure I used ducktape to keep down just to make sure including half way down holes where the cord was in the back

 

[AvicBud]

If you’re avicularia Enclosure is molding there is too much moisture and too little ventilation. That’s the opposite of what you want. Just correct this and you should be fine!

Thank you : D

 

[AvicBud]

Looks to be mold. I would suspect from a lost bolus somewhere in the enclosure on the substrate

I wouldnt think itd be that only because I just moved the T in the enclosure and I havent fed it yet inside this enclosure. If a bolus is more then just food please tell me ._.

 

[moricollins]

Thank you : D

Definitely needs more ventilation all the way around, would be good to have vent holes at a level just above the substrate as well

 

[AvicBud]

Definitely needs more ventilation all the way around, would be good to have vent holes at a level just above the substrate as well

I'll keep that in mind when adding the holes thank you so much TT ^ TT

 

[octanejunkie]

It's very secure I used ducktape to keep down just to make sure including half way down holes where the cord was in the back

Be careful with duct tape, it's very sticky, leaves a residue and a tarantula can get stuck to it pretty easily if given access, even by accident.

The thing with lidded fish tanks like that is they are not designed for arboreal tarantulas, they are designed to conceal lights and give top access to filters, feeding etc.
An avic tends to web towards the top of the enclosure, right in that lid, so may potentially damage webbing and disturb the T every time you open it.

I applaud your creativity but that may not be the best tank long term. IDK, you decide.

The mold is probably there because as has been said your enclosure is not well ventilated and too moist - both of which will kill an avic in time (not a lot of time either)
Cross ventilation is key for this species.

 

[AvicBud]

Be careful with duct tape, it's very sticky, leaves a residue and a tarantula can get stuck to it pretty easily if given access, even by accident.

The thing with lidded fish tanks like that is they are not designed for arboreal tarantulas, they are designed to conceal lights and give top access to filters, feeding etc.
An avic tends to web towards the top of the enclosure, right in that lid, so may potentially damage webbing and disturb the T every time you open it.

I applaud your creativity but that may not be the best tank long term. IDK, you decide.

The mold is probably there because as has been said your enclosure is not well ventilated and too moist - both of which will kill an avic in time (not a lot of time either)
Cross ventilation is key for this species.

The housing is temporary since it's just a juvenile, dont worry about the ductape both sides are covered and I'll keep in mind the webbing towards the top. That's probably going to be a problem for the T. So this housing will only be until I can find an appropriate enclosure for this T. It used to be in an non arboreal tank

 

[moricollins]

Be careful with duct tape, it's very sticky, leaves a residue and a tarantula can get stuck to it pretty easily if given access, even by accident.

The thing with lidded fish tanks like that is they are not designed for arboreal tarantulas, they are designed to conceal lights and give top access to filters, feeding etc.
An avic tends to web towards the top of the enclosure, right in that lid, so may potentially damage webbing and disturb the T every time you open it.

I applaud your creativity but that may not be the best tank long term. IDK, you decide.

The mold is probably there because as has been said your enclosure is not well ventilated and too moist - both of which will kill an avic in time (not a lot of time either)
Cross ventilation is key for this species.

I missed the duct tape comment. Duct tape is a hazard. I had a tarantula get stuck to the duct tape I was using to secure a lid on with (this was almost 20 years ago now). It took a long time and a lot of work to get her off the tape. I learned my lesson from that one.

 

[AvicBud]

I missed the duct tape comment. Duct tape is a hazard. I had a tarantula get stuck to the duct tape I was using to secure a lid on with (this was almost 20 years ago now). It took a long time and a lot of work to get her off the tape. I learned my lesson from that one.

Aww I'll keep that in mind

 

[Asgiliath]

T needs to be moved now. It could die waiting for a suitable enclosure. I don't understand the "this is a temporary setup" excuse I see on here all of the time. Especially, when it's so so easy and cheap to fix the problems.

All you need is a tall pretzel/cheese ball container or something like it (esp. at that size.). Any tall container, that you can get ventilation holes into. On all sides!

Dry with a water dish. Vertical cork bark. Fake foliage canopy. Done. Your spider is out of danger!

 

[viper69]

Looks like both. Moist stuffy cage + Avics = Dead T

T needs to be moved now. It could die waiting for a suitable enclosure.

Are you going for Oscar in a Drama

 

[viper69]

I missed the duct tape comment. Duct tape is a hazard. I had a tarantula get stuck to the duct tape I was using to secure a lid on with (this was almost 20 years ago now). It took a long time and a lot of work to get her off the tape. I learned my lesson from that one.

How’d you do it?

 

[moricollins]

How’d you do it?

Getting it unstuck?
Luckily I was still living with my parents at the time, my mom and dad pitched in to help.

The tarantula actually managed to get 4 legs stuck (3 on one side and one in the other). We took the tarantula, essentially cornered it in with knitting needles (so that it had a hard time getting mobile) , and started gently pulling on the duct tape until it became less adhesive, them pulled the tape off and (key lesson here) cut the tape away so it didn't get restuck.
Took about an hour all told.

 

[AvicBud]

T needs to be moved now. It could die waiting for a suitable enclosure. I don't understand the "this is a temporary setup" excuse I see on here all of the time. Especially, when it's so so easy and cheap to fix the problems.

All you need is a tall pretzel/cheese ball container or something like it (esp. at that size.). Any tall container, that you can get ventilation holes into. On all sides!

Dry with a water dish. Vertical cork bark. Fake foliage canopy. Done. Your spider is out of danger!

I didnt know I could use those types of containers! I'll move my T out as quickly as I can thank you.