Moving the Enclosures around

[AlienReptile]

Newbie here with some background info and a question. Our family decided that we would like to add tarantulas to our home and after a bunch of research (mostly Tom Moran's content) we went ahead and purchased 5 <edit>. From keeping and breeding ball pythons we shouldn't get overwhelmed as the care is similar just different husbandry.

With T enclosures being smaller than ball python's we have decided to let the girls keep theirs in their bedroom (roughly 70f). We already set a 'no handling' rule for now, but the youngest is talking about reading to her new pet which brings me to my question

Would it bother the sling if the enclosure gets carefully moved around? Say from the shelf to the room floor?

Obviously, there would be no jostling or shaking of the enclosure.

Since it might help here are the slings we purchased:

Aphnoplema chalcodes
Brachypelma auratum (youngest's)
Brachypelma hamorii (eldest's)
Brachypelma albiceps
Grammostola pulchra

Thanks for any help provided.

 

[Matt Man]

encourage they get moved as little as possible and as carefully as possible. Always be SLOW. Have the sling on her desk so she can sit at her desk and read to it. My daughter has had Ts in her bedroom since she was about 10.

 

[HeartBum]

Nice choice for beginner Ts - you've definitely done your research!

My slings are currently kept in small sling boxes - even though they have feeding hatches, they're stacked. This means whenever they need to be fed/watered they do need to be moved. Most of the time the slings don't react at all, and if they do, they just go in to their burrows. As long as it's all gentle, they'll be fine Also, reading to a T? They should start that up in Primary Schools - so cute!!

 

[AlienReptile]

encourage they get moved as little as possible and as carefully as possible. Always be SLOW. Have the sling on her desk so she can sit at her desk and read to it. My daughter has had Ts in her bedroom since she was about 10.

Thanks for the quick reply. I'll try to encourage that, but she loves being on the floor. Everything she does is on the floor. We bought a desk for remote learning and she is on the floor. Idk

 

[HeartBum]

Tarantula will tarantula. Kid will kid

 

[DomGom TheFather]

They don't mind being moved.
It's necessary to do so for most keepers.
No earthquake shiz!

 

[AlienReptile]

Nice choice for beginner Ts - you've definitely done your research!

My slings are currently kept in small sling boxes - even though they have feeding hatches, they're stacked. This means whenever they need to be fed/watered they do need to be moved. Most of the time the slings don't react at all, and if they do, they just go in to their burrows. As long as it's all gentle, they'll be fine Also, reading to a T? They should start that up in Primary Schools - so cute!!

Thanks for the quick reply. She is a cute little oddball. I think I ask this because I have a ball python who doesn't eat if she's looked at funny and I wonder if T's are the same. Can definitely see moving them as a daily necessity.

Tarantula will tarantula. Kid will kid

I like that

 

[HeartBum]

Thanks for the quick reply. She is a cute little oddball. I think I ask this because I have a ball python who doesn't eat if she's looked at funny and I wonder if T's are the same. Can definitely see moving them as a daily necessity.

Social anxiety in a snake. Can relate.

 

[AlienReptile]

Tarantula will tarantula. Kid will kid

I like that

They don't mind being moved.
It's necessary to do so for most keepers.
No earthquake shiz!

I appreciate the reply
Definitely no earthquake

Social anxiety in a snake. Can relate.

That's why I love them

 

[Smotzer]

Not going to harm it if the enclosure is going to be moved around, I move mine around from time to time to feed or do maintenance from off a shelf onto my coffee table. They will retreat but not going to negatively affect them in anyway.

Also just make sure when moving it a fumbly 'kid' (not sure how old they are) doesnt drop it on the way down to the floor, or you being the parent move it and not your kid. That being said im a very fumbly adult and drop stuff so who knows....but maybe supervision depending on age??

 

[HeartBum]

Not going to harm it if the enclosure is going to be moved around, I move mine around from time to time to feed or do maintenance from off a shelf onto my coffee table. They will retreat but not going to negatively affect them in anyway.

Also just make sure when moving it a fumbly 'kid' (not sure how old they are) doesnt drop it on the way down to the floor, or you being the parent move it and not your kid. That being said im a very fumbly adult and drop stuff so who knows....but maybe supervision depending on age??

Tbh I need supervision regardless of my age and not even with Ts...

 

[AlienReptile]

Not going to harm it if the enclosure is going to be moved around, I move mine around from time to time to feed or do maintenance from off a shelf onto my coffee table. They will retreat but not going to negatively affect them in anyway.

Also just make sure when moving it a fumbly 'kid' (not sure how old they are) doesnt drop it on the way down to the floor, or you being the parent move it and not your kid. That being said im a very fumbly adult and drop stuff so who knows....but maybe supervision depending on age??

Totally agree and it's giving me heartburn just thinking about it. Definitely setting some guidelines and limitation, but I need to ride that fine line of teaching her to do it right and not to make her anxious about it.

 

[Smotzer]

Tbh I need supervision regardless of my age and not even with Ts...

Join the club

Totally agree and it's giving me heartburn just thinking about it. Definitely setting some guidelines and limitation, but I need to ride that fine line of teaching her to do it right and not to make her anxious about it.

Yeah just teach her to be careful and explain that tarantulas are fragile when they fall from any heights, might good be a good teaching lesson to teach anout exoskeletons and anatomy in regards to abdomen damage.

Im sure you will figure out how to walk that line, but having her have an ere of caution when moving them is better than nothing!!

 

[mack1855]

I move my enclosures around,gently,and securely.the only time I don't move them is feeding/eating and molting.If you see a T on its back,it is molting,and leave it .
Most T,s love their dinners,and most will not let go,but I tend to wait for it to eat...pretty much the same rules you would follow in regards to herps.
Unlike herps,T,s will not regurgitate if moved around.They don't eat the same way.Think drink my protein shake as opposed to eating a T-bone steak.

 

[SquidStina]

This is just anecdotal, but I find that over time most of my Ts sort of got used to the enclosure being picked up or moved. I'm nosey and tend to pic the sling cups up to see/check on them about once a day. At first they would launch themselves into their burrow immediately, and now most of them either take a couple quick steps, or they don't react at all.
I would teach your kid to be very careful with enclosure- hold with both hands while moving it, and make sure she knows that a fall could hurt or kill it.
Also, don't pick it up or bother if it's flipped over to molt.

 

[Tarantuland]

Newbie here with some background info and a question. Our family decided that we would like to add tarantulas to our home and after a bunch of research (mostly Tom Moran's content) we went ahead and purchased 5 <edit>. From keeping and breeding ball pythons we shouldn't get overwhelmed as the care is similar just different husbandry.

With T enclosures being smaller than ball python's we have decided to let the girls keep theirs in their bedroom (roughly 70f). We already set a 'no handling' rule for now, but the youngest is talking about reading to her new pet which brings me to my question

Would it bother the sling if the enclosure gets carefully moved around? Say from the shelf to the room floor?

Obviously, there would be no jostling or shaking of the enclosure.

Since it might help here are the slings we purchased:

Aphnoplema chalcodes
Brachypelma auratum (youngest's)
Brachypelma hamorii (eldest's)
Brachypelma albiceps
Grammostola pulchra

Thanks for any help provided.

Great choices for species, also it's great that you're getting info from Tom Moran not some of those other youtubers or Petco. Try to encourage your young that the spider can hear reading through the enclosure haha. Slings are bolty. To echo everyone else, moving the enclosure around shouldn't be an issue.

Thank you for coming here and not just asking on FB.

 

[AlienReptile]

I move my enclosures around,gently,and securely.the only time I don't move them is feeding/eating and molting.If you see a T on its back,it is molting,and leave it .
Most T,s love their dinners,and most will not let go,but I tend to wait for it to eat...pretty much the same rules you would follow in regards to herps.
Unlike herps,T,s will not regurgitate if moved around.They don't eat the same way.Think drink my protein shake as opposed to eating a T-bone steak.

Great point about molting. I need to write that one down. Thank you.

 

[jrh3]

Welcome to the boards, nice spider selection for a beginner too!!!

I move my sling/juvenile enclosures around at every feeding and no issues. Actually it helps them to hide so they don’t bolt out when I open it up.

My adult enclosures don’t get moved too much because the lids just slide off.

I see no negative impact from moving them around.

Not sure if you know but tom moran has tons of podcasts if you want to listen to tarantula stuff going down the road.

 

[AlienReptile]

Great choices for species, also it's great that you're getting info from Tom Moran not some of those other youtubers or Petco. Try to encourage your young that the spider can hear reading through the enclosure haha. Slings are bolty. To echo everyone else, moving the enclosure around shouldn't be an issue.

Thank you for coming here and not just asking on FB.

Im not a fan of FB and I try to avoid sensational you tube channels. Love the straight forward channels like Tom's. I've been binge watching/ listening to his channel/podcast and I'm hooked.

 

[AlienReptile]

Im not a fan of FB and I try to avoid sensational you tube channels. Love the straight forward channels like Tom's. I've been binge watching/ listening to his channel/podcast and I'm hooked.

Also thank you.