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Tarantulas are shockingly adaptable creatures. They'll make due with just about anything. Here's what happened when I offered a hide that was far too large for the spider:
Okay, I will figure out something better.In that case I would remove them and the fake leaves, they look so sharp at certain points, by all means use fake plans but softer textured ones......
Thanks!You explain things very well considering English isn't your mother tongue.......
Leaves have sharp edges? How is that a danger? Wood? Yes. Rocks? Yes. Leaves? Not so much, they will just crumble when the spider steps on itIn that case I would remove them and the fake leaves, they look so sharp at certain points, by all means use fake plans but softer textured ones......
Yeah, they are really simple creatures, but on the other hand, they are ingenious as hell.Tarantulas are shockingly adaptable creatures. They'll make due with just about anything. Here's what happened when I offered a hide that was far too large for the spider:
Not the leaves but the plastic vines that are attaching them together, in the first photo of the GBB it is much more noticeable and yes they do look sharp, why else would I mention it.......Leaves have sharp edges? How is that a danger? Wood? Yes. Rocks? Yes. Leaves? Not so much, they will just crumble when the spider steps on it
@op, welcome here good job on the researching!
Keep an eye on your Gbb. If it stays inactive or get worse, your enclosure is too humid. This is one of the few causes for illness and death among this otherwise bulletproof species.
I understand you needed moist/damp sub to get it in shape and holds the decorations. What I do is I set up the enclosure with damp substrate, and then let it dry out completely before I put the Gbb (or other arid species) in. You could take out the damp substrate and only put back the dry top layer which is on top now. It will dry out quicker that way.
For awesome webcastles, add some sticks standing this way and that, you won't be disappointed
I knooooow Short story is that I lost a lot of footage, and I rage quit for a bit. Working on it.Oh, and love your videos, man! I learned from them so much. And still waiting for a new video...
I go out of my way to get the fake leaves with wire through the stems. Makes them more stable for the spider to web. If some plastic vines would kill a spider, then I doubt they'd be as biologically successful as they are. As long as there isn't exposed sharp wire, then it's fine.Not the leaves but the plastic vines that are attaching them together, in the first photo of the GBB it is much more noticeable and yes they do look sharp, why else would I mention it.......duh
Thank you! I will definitely make changes for him on the weekend. He is looking fine and plump now. Actually, he already ate a roach in this setup, so it is not that bad. But not perfect.Leaves have sharp edges? How is that a danger? Wood? Yes. Rocks? Yes. Leaves? Not so much, they will just crumble when the spider steps on it
@op, welcome here good job on the researching!
Keep an eye on your Gbb. If it stays inactive or get worse, your enclosure is too humid. This is one of the few causes for illness and death among this otherwise bulletproof species.
I understand you needed moist/damp sub to get it in shape and holds the decorations. What I do is I set up the enclosure with damp substrate, and then let it dry out completely before I put the Gbb (or other arid species) in. You could take out the damp substrate and only put back the dry top layer which is on top now. It will dry out quicker that way.
For awesome webcastles, add some sticks standing this way and that, you won't be disappointed
No need to get agitated...Not the leaves but the plastic vines that are attaching them together, in the first photo of the GBB it is much more noticeable and yes they do look sharp, why else would I mention it.......
Yes, it is a good tactic, and I have read this quote a lot on this forum (yeah, I was hidden in the dark for many months, like our beloved pets and now was the time to be part of this all): "figure out what works the best for you". Of course, after a lot of research.No need to get agitated...
The vines you mention have blunt tipped ends and are the soft plastic ones from what I can see...like EulersK mentioned,unless there is wire protruding, they're not a hazard....
@MGery92
As you can see, opinions can differ from one keeper to the next. Open hide/close hide, vines/no vines. When I post a question about care here, I usually take the middle ground of what has been commented.
OK if you feel that will do the job go ahead, just glad to hear he's settling in a bit...........Thank you! I will definitely make changes for him on the weekend. He is looking fine and plump now. Actually, he already ate a roach in this setup, so it is not that bad. But not perfect.
@mconnachan Maybe these plastic things look a bit sharp here and there, but I can fix it with soldering iron.
My thoughts exactly. I tried to make a semi-arboreal setup for him, I hope he will use those vines for good and webbing up the whole enclosure.Just make sure the height from the sub to the lid isn't too tall and it's good. It'll be webbing up before you know it.
Have you seen my GBB that only lives in his hammock off the ground? He has a nice hide on the ground but has never used it. He hangs out up in the webbing he put out. That's an older photo when he had been in the enclosure 2 weeks or so. He has webbed up a lot more now.My thoughts exactly. I tried to make a semi-arboreal setup for him, I hope he will use those vines for good and webbing up the whole enclosure.
Wow, that is a great idea. I hope mine will make something like this.Have you seen my GBB that only lives in his hammock off the ground? He has a nice hide on the ground but has never used it. He hangs out up in the webbing he put out. That's an older photo when he had been in the enclosure 2 weeks or so. He has webbed up a lot more now.
I think the water dish is always a critical point for heavy webbers, like my C. Elegans, the two D. pentaloris slings, and of course, the GBB. They always attach the dish to their webs somehow.Looks good @MGery92
Very smart to leave some space between the waterdish and the vines and hide too. Limits the odds of the Gbb webbing it over.
The sticks Trenor used are those bamboo skewers you use for meat on a skewer for the bbq or something.