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Most of us don't use them for pure cost reasons...but I've always wondered why they are not done more. People say tarantulas will starve to death...ridiculous IMO. The only disadvantage I can see is that you will seldom see your spider.
Lets use this tank as an example. It was set up with dart frogs from Costa Rica in mind.
But I've always looked at it and thought it would be cool to do another one like it and put a sling or two in and see what would happen(dunno what a good communal sp. if any would be good. Since this is Costa Rica rainforest perhaps an Avicularia, or maybe B. albopilosum would be appropriate). This tank was seeded with isopods and their are tons running around everywhere now, they seem about sling sized morsels. Additionally, some tropical roach species could be added to breed(banana, dubia etc.). You wouldn't have control over how much the spider eats, but I think it would be interesting to try. As the spider grew larger and its need for food increased you would have to add food though. The main problem with the above tank is the ventilation is totally inadequate for tarantulas...it has a fan to circulate air but also a glass lid. But if it were designed with T's in mind that problem would be nil.
Or maybe their is something big I am missing.
Lets use this tank as an example. It was set up with dart frogs from Costa Rica in mind.
But I've always looked at it and thought it would be cool to do another one like it and put a sling or two in and see what would happen(dunno what a good communal sp. if any would be good. Since this is Costa Rica rainforest perhaps an Avicularia, or maybe B. albopilosum would be appropriate). This tank was seeded with isopods and their are tons running around everywhere now, they seem about sling sized morsels. Additionally, some tropical roach species could be added to breed(banana, dubia etc.). You wouldn't have control over how much the spider eats, but I think it would be interesting to try. As the spider grew larger and its need for food increased you would have to add food though. The main problem with the above tank is the ventilation is totally inadequate for tarantulas...it has a fan to circulate air but also a glass lid. But if it were designed with T's in mind that problem would be nil.
Or maybe their is something big I am missing.