Poecilotheria housing size

txncowboy

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So a little different I guess, but how big is too big? Im thinking about getting a Poci most likly a pedersini, and once its full grown I was thinking about making a terarium for it measuring 18"x24"x either 36" or 48" and I was wondering if that was too big. The only problems I could think of for this would be 1) it being able to find the food I put in there for it 2) if it falls from the top. For 1) I think thats fairly easily solved by placcing the crickets infront of it with tongs or a tube and 2) shouldnt be too much of a problem if all of the decorations are reasonably soft and the substrate is coconut toped with moss. Im also considering getting two or more of them and keeping them as a group in an enclosure like this, I know people have done this sucsesfully in smaller enclosures, but IDK if theres any special considerations I should think about with doing this in a larger enclosure. Anywho any advice is apreciated, thanks.
 

paul fleming

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The enclosures you mention sound way to big to me.
Also,if you plan on keeping a commune,you have to limit the space so they don't set up their own territories.......and if this happened you could lose a few.
You need to force them to live together in communes.
I am keeping 6 fasciatas in a 12x12x18 which is the biggest I would go for this many.
paul
 

Londoner

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The enclosures you mention sound way to big to me.
Also,if you plan on keeping a commune,you have to limit the space so they don't set up their own territories.......and if this happened you could lose a few.
You need to force them to live together in communes.
I am keeping 6 fasciatas in a 12x12x18 which is the biggest I would go for this many.
paul
Ditto to this. Also bear in mind that the Ts should be sac-mates raised together. If you just go out and buy some pokies and put them together, you'll soon end up with one fat T!
 

paul fleming

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Ditto to this. Also bear in mind that the Ts should be sac-mates raised together. If you just go out and buy some pokies and put them together, you'll soon end up with one fat T!
Ditto to the sac thing as well.....all my communes come from the same sacs.
 
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