My texas brown killed

[Big Red TJ]

Well you know...
No matter what it happens, what happened its probably the best opinion we can give about housing spiders in the same tank .

I agree to a degree...Fran I hear what you are saying but I will never agree that it is ok for two T's to share the same tank ever.....with the exception of breeding but thats a seperate matter.....two different requirements unacceptable enviormental differences edit: not a flame Fran is a friend I just don't like people housing T'S in the same tank...

 

[Fran]

I agree to a degree...Fran I hear what you are saying but I will never agree that it is ok for two T's to share the same tank ever.....with the exception of breeding but thats a seperate matter.....two different requirements un acceptable

Dont get me wrong, I dont house any spider like that...But I can see why someone would Sometimes like I said people dont want so many tanks or jars (If you ask my wife, 1 tank is 1 too many)

 

[Fran]

Specially if you house a blondi and a B smithi.

Im way too meticulous with right temps, surroundings,humidity...

Edit: Yet again, if its absolutely separated to the milimeter,it "could" work...Still dont like it either, maybe if the tank is enormous...

 

[Big Red TJ]

Specially if you house a blondi and a B smithi.

Im way too meticulous with right temps, surroundings,humidity...

Fran, you get it I am done just hate these threads where people are like my Pokie was eaten by my H. Mac what happned they were getting along so well:wall: :wall: No harm done I needed to rant on proper husbandry

 

[Ariel]

I have a feeling people got confused. From my understanding they were were in the same tank, but there was a divider between them. Is that not correct?

Anyways, I'm so sorry to hear about your loss, that really sucks.

 

[Fran]

Lol yeah, I know what you mean

I just feel bad for him anyway. Everybody learn from mistakes (Or shoould )

 

[JimM]

Am I misunderstanding the situation? I thought they were (or were supposed to be) in separate, divided off areas.

 

[Ariel]

Am I misunderstanding the situation? I thought they were (or were supposed to be) in separate, divided off areas.

that was my understanding. Same tank with a divider put in between them.

 

[Fran]

Am I misunderstanding the situation? I thought they were (or were supposed to be) in separate, divided off areas.

Yes, I guess thats how it was. Seems like somehow one T got into anothers territory

 

[JimM]

that was my understanding. Same tank with a divider put in between them.

That's what I thought, in which case if done correctly, you have two separate tanks and the animals are not by any stretch sharing an enclosure. The OP just didn't do it correctly.

 

[Big Red TJ]

Yes they were seperate as far as I understand but the divider was not secure as one ate the other hence my rant about housing them in the same tank hope this clears it up I was being sarcastic.....

 

[Fran]

That's what I thought, in which case if done correctly, you have two separate tanks and the animals are not by any stretch sharing an enclosure. The OP just didn't do it correctly.

Yes, he didnt. T's are experts finding a way...If you do that you better do it really good.

 

[Big Red TJ]

Yes, he didnt. T's are experts finding a way...If you do that you better do it really good.

OK.....bottomline house your Tarantulas seperately end of story

 

[seanbond]

We have a one-bedroom apartment and we have a pretty decent-sized collection without any issues in regards to space. I get what you are saying Fran... but really, I mean really a pickle jar would work right???? there is no reason to house these to species together in one tank with different environmental requirements. Come on guys:? :?

totally agree, not a risk i wanna take, poor blue

 

[Fran]

Oh by the way..He (op) is a SHE.
And what a she...
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/gallery/showimage.php?i=10426&catid=15

 

[codykrr]

hey godzirra...sorry for your loss. i have a similar story but it ended well...i made a divided tank out of a 10 gall...well the lid i originally bought seemed very secure...well one night i went to check up on my Ts and for my male B. smithi in with my big female smithi i ended up about crapping myself..s i put him into a deli. then then next day i fixed the problem..the moral...if theres a slight gap they will get to one another...solution...dont leave agap. if you have a doubt. then fix it. seriously. i have 100 bucks invested in each of myB smithi...female was 95 dollars(4 inch) and the male was 100. he was supposed to be female.but im glad he isnt.

also dont feel to bad....recently i had an A. henzi have an alien crawl out of it!!! (acually it was a small headed fly maggot) but thereboth dead now.

 

[seanbond]

Oh by the way..He (op) is a SHE.
And what a she...
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/gallery/showimage.php?i=10426&catid=15

wheres the face at?

 

[codykrr]

Oh by the way..He (op) is a SHE.
And what a she...
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/gallery/showimage.php?i=10426&catid=15

hahaha...no kidding...godzirra is definatly a good looking gal!! im married but id trade...hahahah

 

[Fran]

hahaha...no kidding...godzirra is definatly a good looking gal!! im married but id trade...hahahah

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HAHAHA come oooon...dont be mean, poor wife

 

[Flower]

my singapore blue.
My setup is a tank with fish divider, and i can't even begin to tell you how we tried everything to make a secure lidding.
Unfortunately my texas brown was very eager to get on the other side.
They are both juveniles.
He just wanted to be on the other side, with this plant.

Well keeping it short, there was the texas brown, ontop of the Singapore Blues hole, with his abdomen huge, no remains except for a leg.
My husband and I sifted through every inch of the bedding in there, but it was as if the SB never existed.

It also baffles me how a sweet Texas Brown the size of my thumb, can do so much damage.

I split a 10 gallon into three parts, and it works wonderfully. DO NOT use fish dividers however!

I got glass cut and used silicon (fish tank sealant). I put a lot of work into making it cannibal-proof and strong.

You could take the tank, and divide it with glass how you want and make a ledge if needed to keep substrate in. If using a screen lid leaves a gap, you can make a plexiglass lid with holes in it and attach it with hinges. This stuff is hard to explain, it's better shown through video tutorials and such, but if you use your head I'm sure you can manage.

Many people will disagree, because if you DO mess up you'll find out with a loss.

Also, only house things with similar requirements in a divided cage, like similar Grammostola species or something. Don't try to make completely different humidity levels work in the same tank.

Good luck, and sorry for your loss.