T. Rasti - Enclosure Upgrade!

[greeneyedelle]

After 2 years, this wee spood has finally graduated from the original dram I purchased it in to… a different plastic container!

The challenge with this particular “arboreal” specimen is that even when he/she was really small—maybe 3/4 inch?—it was always in its burrow, which was a very VERY tightly webbed tunnel that ran around the perimeter of the vial, through which I could just make out movement to see where it was. It sat relaxed at the mouth of its burrow waiting for food most of the time—evidenced by four spread legs over the web. It never came out fully, not even when hunting, so I never saw how big it was. His/her three most recent molts were the only indication I ever got to its size, and this last molt is what told me it had finally outgrown the dram. It took a truly ridiculous amount of time and the inevitable “okay fine, I’ll just put your old container in the new one and let you come out on your own” for it to finally move into the new one, but TA-DA! A successfully rehoused T. Rasti (probably 1.5-1.75 inches now?) in this plastic enclosure—$3 at a very popular general retail store—with a minuscule acrylic half log pressed against one side for it to start a burrow off of. Once it’s officially a juvenile, I’ll move it into an arboreal enclosure, but given its burrowing tendencies as a sling, I’m inclined to let it continue that for the time being.
PSA: No, the air holes are not big enough for it to escape. I prepped this container months ago waiting until I knew it would be too big to escape.

Also, I’m not an expert, but wouldn’t I expect a male to have matured significantly faster over 2 years? He/she has been in the same room, kept between 68-75 degrees seasonally, fed bi-weekly for that entire time, and given the vast age discrepancies between males and females, is the slow maturation any indication of this being a female? I don’t have a preference either way, this was a purely visual purchase. I’m thrilled to see that gorgeous purple/copper undertone even in a sling!

 

[fcat]

In my opinion, the new enclosure is way too small… it’s proportionate to a molting chamber or hide really

You should expect it to react as such every time you pop the top (reactive, defensive and skittish, probably the same way you would react if someone, or a tornado, tore the roof off your home right now)

It barely has space to molt again safely. Personally I would rehouse immediately before it feels settled, you may have a hard time getting it out of that tapered top. Do it before it feels attached to that place.

These babies can RUN. And they build really cool tunnel systems. Excellent eaters, really no reason not to give it more space. You’re doing yourself a disservice too It probably seems like it hides because it has nowhere to go. In all reality, you should be losing sight of it because it runs so fast

 

[Stu Macher]

1 gallon mainstay would be perfect

 

[Charliemum]

I might be being stupid but rasti are arboreal where are the web points? and like others have said I would go bigger on the viv or one moult n you'll need to rehouse. My little rasti is 1cm dls on the moult we just chucked n lives in a 36oz deli in our cork tube, has used sub to make dirt curtains but no burrowing despite being given enough sub to burrow so I would be surprised if yours still burrowed at that size.
I always find going bigger is better with my t's so I have room to work around them without upsetting or disturbing them and then i dont have to rehouse after every moult , makes more sense especially with a tapi teleporter .
She's lovely btw can't wait till my girl () looks like this.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

After 2 years, this wee spood has finally graduated from the original dram I purchased it in to… a different plastic container!

The challenge with this particular “arboreal” specimen is that even when he/she was really small—maybe 3/4 inch?—it was always in its burrow, which was a very VERY tightly webbed tunnel that ran around the perimeter of the vial, through which I could just make out movement to see where it was. It sat relaxed at the mouth of its burrow waiting for food most of the time—evidenced by four spread legs over the web. It never came out fully, not even when hunting, so I never saw how big it was. His/her three most recent molts were the only indication I ever got to its size, and this last molt is what told me it had finally outgrown the dram. It took a truly ridiculous amount of time and the inevitable “okay fine, I’ll just put your old container in the new one and let you come out on your own” for it to finally move into the new one, but TA-DA! A successfully rehoused T. Rasti (probably 1.5-1.75 inches now?) in this plastic enclosure—$3 at a very popular general retail store—with a minuscule acrylic half log pressed against one side for it to start a burrow off of. Once it’s officially a juvenile, I’ll move it into an arboreal enclosure, but given its burrowing tendencies as a sling, I’m inclined to let it continue that for the time being.
PSA: No, the air holes are not big enough for it to escape. I prepped this container months ago waiting until I knew it would be too big to escape.

Also, I’m not an expert, but wouldn’t I expect a male to have matured significantly faster over 2 years? He/she has been in the same room, kept between 68-75 degrees seasonally, fed bi-weekly for that entire time, and given the vast age discrepancies between males and females, is the slow maturation any indication of this being a female? I don’t have a preference either way, this was a purely visual purchase. I’m thrilled to see that gorgeous purple/copper undertone even in a sling!

It looks like you might need a larger like 1 gallon container.