Small parrots and large spiders in the same house?

[solidsnape115]

I'm very new to this hobby, and this is a bit of an odd question, but it crossed my mind as I was searching for future T purchases; currently I only have a single juvenile B boehmei.

My parents own a Green-Cheeked Conure, which is quite a small parrot, with whom I've formed quite an emotional bond over the years. Though I've since moved out into my own house, it's quite possible that I may need to adopt or pet-sit this parrot at my house in the future.

I'm really finding myself concerned about what may happen in the event of a tarantula escaping its enclosure despite my best efforts; does anybody here have any experience keeping small parrots and Ts together in the same house, and what precautions could I take to ensure that the parrot would be all right in the event of a T escaping?

 

[Tarantulafeets]

Your t shouldn't be able to escape with a good enclosure. Make sure you always put the lid back on and that it is secure. Vent holes should be smaller than the t's carapace, and don't use thin mesh, as they can bite through it. @basin79 also keeps t's and a bird as well.

 

[Tarantuland]

A lot of people have birds and tarantulas. Just make sure there's no way the spider can escape. It's not hard, use a lid that snaps or locks. Cats pose a risk to tarantulas above any other pet

 

[Scorpiobsession]

They're asking about the parrots safety. The tarantula won't bite unless it's being attacked and most of them aren't venomous enough to cause serious harm. A tarantula would rather run and hide than try to attack.

 

[goliathusdavid]

You will be fine. Even the many "birdeater" species will very, VERY rarely actually prey on birds.

 

[spideyspinneret78]

You will be fine. Even the many "birdeater" species will very, VERY rarely actually prey on birds.

Honestly I'd be more worried about the tarantula in that situation.

 

[sasker]

I'm really finding myself concerned about what may happen in the event of a tarantula escaping

If your tarantula escapes it means you messed up. Under normal circumstances, tarantulas never escape. I doubt a B. boehmei juvi could do any damage to a parrot.

 

[basin79]

I have tarantulas, a dog (Typhon) and a Senegal parrot (Pandora) in the same house although the tarantulas are in a room upstairs.

You can massively cut down the chances of an escapee by making sure you do rehouses/unboxings in the bath if you can't put the old enclosure/travel tub in the new enclosures.

For extra security you could even put the tarantula enclosure/s inside another larger enclosure.

The thing to remember is even if a tarantula did somehow escape they won't go looking for the parrot. And there's not many tarantula's large enough to see a small parrot as prey. So they'd not be able to get into the cage anyway.

 

[viper69]

I'm very new to this hobby, and this is a bit of an odd question, but it crossed my mind as I was searching for future T purchases; currently I only have a single juvenile B boehmei.

My parents own a Green-Cheeked Conure, which is quite a small parrot, with whom I've formed quite an emotional bond over the years. Though I've since moved out into my own house, it's quite possible that I may need to adopt or pet-sit this parrot at my house in the future.

I'm really finding myself concerned about what may happen in the event of a tarantula escaping its enclosure despite my best efforts; does anybody here have any experience keeping small parrots and Ts together in the same house, and what precautions could I take to ensure that the parrot would be all right in the event of a T escaping?

I’ve never had an escape. Why would you?

If you do have an escape good luck.

 

[LucN]

While I do not have a parrot or any vertebrate pet, I can tell you that even if your B. boehmei manages to escape, the likelihood of coming up to your parrot's cage are quite slim. Being a heavy bodied terrestrial spider, they are actually pretty clumsy at climbing. Even if it manages to reach the metal pole that holds your bird's cage, I'd be really, REALLY surprised if it manages to make it way up to the cage itself. Odds are it would lose its grip and go SPLAT before even becoming a possible threat to your parrot.

That being said, practice safe husbandry by ensuring there are no escape possibilities within its cage and it will most likely spend most of its time chilling in its hide or out in the open. I'd think the bird would be more than it could handle anyways. Those beaks crush hard shells of nuts and grains, the exoskeleton of a tarantula wouldn't be much to it.

 

[basin79]

 

[Jumbie Spider]

That's a Goliath Spider Eater.

 

[spideyspinneret78]

Or a Goliath Eater Bird!

 

[Crazyarachnoguy]

I’ve lived with a moluccan cockatoo and spiders and it was never an issue. I’ve never even thought about it till now. Just make sure everything is secure, and you always put the lid back on.