Psalmopoeus enclosures for slings?

[Envoirment]

Hello. I've been messing around with some of my empty enclosures I've got in prep for the arrival of more tarantulas and thought a couple of my small cubed enclosures could work quite well for young Psalmopoeous. I've set them up with a couple inches of substrate, water bowl, some cork bark and plants. Here are the pictures:

 

[emartinm28]

I think it’d be better if you slanted the corkbark against the side of the enclosure. I have three from this genus and they all used the corkbark to make dirt curtains. They ignored the fake plants.

 

[Craig73]

Cork bark tilted against the wall and plants surrounding the base would be more ideal. They want a sense of security and coverage. They’ll incorporate dirt curtains and build multiple entry/exit points from their home base.

My juvenile enclosure. The other ones I have are all slings. I’ve had zero issues with defensiveness or bolting in this setup for my P. irmania; plenty of spots to retreat to.

 

[rock]

Hello. I've been messing around with some of my empty enclosures I've got in prep for the arrival of more tarantulas and thought a couple of my small cubed enclosures could work quite well for young Psalmopoeous. I've set them up with a couple inches of substrate, water bowl, some cork bark and plants. Here are the pictures:

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Looks fine to me. Substrate, water dish, anchor points, ventilation. The spider will settle in however it likes, often ignoring obvious hides we create. I just wonder how well that dish holds water, I've had a few like that with slow leaks

 

[viper69]

Raised Psalmos- put cork at angle

 

[l4nsky]

Raised Psalmos- put cork at angle

For any arboreal really

 

[Envoirment]

Thanks everyone. I'll try to break some nice pieces of cork to set up at an angle/against the sides.

 

[viper69]

For any arboreal really

Of course, but some people like to see if the person posting has actually raised the genus/species.

 

[The Grym Reaper]

For non-Avic species you basically want to aim for something like these.