Opinion on first sling enclosure setup

[ValhallaOnEarth]

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[Ratmosphere]

What species? Looks terrestrial. I would ditch the canopy extension and use the standard lid to prevent a fall.

 

[viper69]

Can’t play the vid, and don’t know the species, not mentioned

 

[ValhallaOnEarth]

Species is Grammostola Rosea and I got the canopy lid for extra cross ventilation, so I should not use the canopy lid and return the flat one

 

[Ratmosphere]

Ditch the canopy lid, this spider is not arboreal. The flat one should have air holes on the top. Does it not?

 

[ValhallaOnEarth]

 

[Ratmosphere]

Yes, that's WAY better.

 

[Andrew Clayton]

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That's better.

 

[ValhallaOnEarth]

Yes, that's WAY better.

Does everything else look adequate

 

[Ratmosphere]

Of course, if I had any other critique it would be a bigger water dish.

Best water dish for slings (IMO)

A bunch of people use Poland Spring water bottle caps which are very shallow and dry out easily. Others use tattoo ink caps, including myself in some instances. They work nice for very small slings. I find the best style water bottle cap is the one pictured. You can find these at Walmart in...

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[ValhallaOnEarth]

Of course, if I had any other critique it would be a bigger water dish.

Best water dish for slings (IMO)

A bunch of people use Poland Spring water bottle caps which are very shallow and dry out easily. Others use tattoo ink caps, including myself in some instances. They work nice for very small slings. I find the best style water bottle cap is the one pictured. You can find these at Walmart in...

arachnoboards.com

Copy that it was all I had at the moment couldn't find the tattoo ink caps I have, I will find something better


Just rehoused my first sling (Grammostola Rosea) into its first enclosure. My question has most likely been asked a bunch of times, but after rehousing a sling for the first time how long should I wait to feed?

 

[Mustafa67]

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Just rehoused my first sling (Grammostola Rosea) into its first enclosure. My question has most likely been asked a bunch of times, but after rehousing a sling for the first time how long should I wait to feed?

Give it AT LEAST a couple of days to settle down first but seeing how fat the T is it might not eat or only eat a part of the mealworm/locust/feeder.

If the T doesn’t eat after 24 hours remove the prey/uneaten parts.

I recommend this beginners guide, its full of helpful information:

Tarantula Information for Beginners (and More)

Below are some helpful resources. (Rather than having half a dozen or more pinned threads, which clutter the top of the board, we are pinning this index.) While the focus is on beginners, there are other threads on health and more advanced species that may be useful to more experienced keepers...

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[ValhallaOnEarth]

Give it AT LEAST a couple of days to settle down first but seeing how fat the T is it might not eat or only eat a part of the mealworm/locust/feeder.

If the T doesn’t eat after 24 hours remove the prey/uneaten parts.

I recommend this beginners guide, its full of helpful information:

Tarantula Information for Beginners (and More)

Below are some helpful resources. (Rather than having half a dozen or more pinned threads, which clutter the top of the board, we are pinning this index.) While the focus is on beginners, there are other threads on health and more advanced species that may be useful to more experienced keepers...

arachnoboards.com

I did feed it once before I rehoused it into his first enclosure, so I will wait 2 days then check it's abdomen for a reduce in size

 

[Ratmosphere]

Wait a few days.

 

[ValhallaOnEarth]

Wait a few days.

Copy that will do

 

[cold blood]

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• cold blood
• Feb 7, 2017

Keep your small terrestrial slings like this.

 

[ValhallaOnEarth]

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• cold blood
• Feb 7, 2017

Keep your small terrestrial slings like this.

Are you saying I should rehouse again and when should I use this enclosure

 

[cold blood]

Are you saying I should rehouse again and when should I use this enclosure

I would never house a NW terrestrial sling the way you have it set up....you are setting yourself up for a sling that will disappear so you can't monitor it, and this will lead directly to sporadic eating and slower growth.

I did a years long experiment with over 350 slings and 5 species and the results were undeniable.......a small cup will prevent the sling from burrowing away indefinitely, encourage prey interaction and therefore consistent feeding and faster growth, and not slightly faster growth, like 5-6 times faster.....in my experiment there was not a single outlier.....get a small cup, the sling will adopt the cup as it's burrow, this makes things easier for both you and the sling.

 

[ValhallaOnEarth]

I would never house a NW terrestrial sling the way you have it set up....you are setting yourself up for a sling that will disappear so you can't monitor it, and this will lead directly to sporadic eating and slower growth.

I did a years long experiment with over 350 slings and 5 species and the results were undeniable.......a small cup will prevent the sling from burrowing away indefinitely, encourage prey interaction and therefore consistent feeding and faster growth, and not slightly faster growth, like 5-6 times faster.....in my experiment there was not a single outlier.....get a small cup, the sling will adopt the cup as it's burrow, this makes things easier for both you and the sling.

So I got these new enclosures when I didn't need them? I will get a small cup and poke holes in it.

 

[Jungleroom]

So I got these new enclosures when I didn't need them? I will get a small cup and poke holes in it.

Preferably one you can see through.