Jason Judd
Arachnopeon
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Hi All,
I have a young male Selenotypus Plumipes recently acquired as I am introducing my 9 and 10 year old daughters to arachnids having kept baboon spiders when I was a teenager back in South Africa.
The spider came in a small perspex container however I have just purchased a Reptile One Desert Starter Kit and set it up. It has a small heat pad which lies under small ceramic balls/substrate in the "den" and I have used coco peat to cover the outside of the burrow. Please look at the photos to confirm the set up and offer any advice. I am not entirely convinced this is the right set up re: this spider's needs and natural habitat.
Also, since the move to the new enclosure, it hasn't eaten. I have tried wood cockroaches and med/large crickets with no luck. The spider has been in the new enclosure for 2 nights now.
Very much appreciate any advice from the community.
Jase
I have a young male Selenotypus Plumipes recently acquired as I am introducing my 9 and 10 year old daughters to arachnids having kept baboon spiders when I was a teenager back in South Africa.
The spider came in a small perspex container however I have just purchased a Reptile One Desert Starter Kit and set it up. It has a small heat pad which lies under small ceramic balls/substrate in the "den" and I have used coco peat to cover the outside of the burrow. Please look at the photos to confirm the set up and offer any advice. I am not entirely convinced this is the right set up re: this spider's needs and natural habitat.
Also, since the move to the new enclosure, it hasn't eaten. I have tried wood cockroaches and med/large crickets with no luck. The spider has been in the new enclosure for 2 nights now.
Very much appreciate any advice from the community.
Jase
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