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Arachnobaron
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I read a few threads, and been thru a lot of situations and came up with a neat solution for a lot of cases where rehousing is unpleasant and sometimes expensive. I don't have pics but will do this again and maybe then I can post a DIY.
Basically rehousing is part of growing slings and times when you want to upgrade. This is for growing baby T's that deserve a bigger home when they reach a certain size and their care needs change. Anyone ever try something like this? We should try to make it easier on all the newer hobbyists/keepers to save $$ and just enjoy our T's more with less hassle when it comes time to rehouse them.
I had the novel idea of closing off some of a habitat, like AMAC display boxes with plastic pieces, maybe glued in or even just slid into the substrate, so you don't have to uproot your established burrowing sling, who probably won't cooperate and might run or take a long time to do and stress you and the T.
This works for any sq or rectangular enclosure, any size. Your choice of divider is up to you. even playing card haha but not recommended. I've used plexiglass, acrylic, and even thin clear notebook protector sheet cut to size to reduce the habitat size to the T's needs. put it in your setup before you initially house your T. down to the bottom, snug fit, cut to the height and width of the habitat. it can have holes the same size as the outer enclosure, proper for the size of T. so it can't go past it. When it needs more space, just pull it out! instant bigger habitat. You can do multiple sections, too. it's ok to compartment a 4x4x5" Box to 1.5, 2 and whatever. cheap too and esp. if you don't need bunches of enclosures, you can just get 1 for a T, maybe for it's whole life even.
just one of the things I do, bcs I had some lightning T's a while ago and thinking to share husbandry tips.
Basically rehousing is part of growing slings and times when you want to upgrade. This is for growing baby T's that deserve a bigger home when they reach a certain size and their care needs change. Anyone ever try something like this? We should try to make it easier on all the newer hobbyists/keepers to save $$ and just enjoy our T's more with less hassle when it comes time to rehouse them.
I had the novel idea of closing off some of a habitat, like AMAC display boxes with plastic pieces, maybe glued in or even just slid into the substrate, so you don't have to uproot your established burrowing sling, who probably won't cooperate and might run or take a long time to do and stress you and the T.
This works for any sq or rectangular enclosure, any size. Your choice of divider is up to you. even playing card haha but not recommended. I've used plexiglass, acrylic, and even thin clear notebook protector sheet cut to size to reduce the habitat size to the T's needs. put it in your setup before you initially house your T. down to the bottom, snug fit, cut to the height and width of the habitat. it can have holes the same size as the outer enclosure, proper for the size of T. so it can't go past it. When it needs more space, just pull it out! instant bigger habitat. You can do multiple sections, too. it's ok to compartment a 4x4x5" Box to 1.5, 2 and whatever. cheap too and esp. if you don't need bunches of enclosures, you can just get 1 for a T, maybe for it's whole life even.
just one of the things I do, bcs I had some lightning T's a while ago and thinking to share husbandry tips.