lostbrane
Arachnobaron
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I went ahead and finally made an acrylic lid for my A. geniculata's enclosure. I really should have done it sooner, no excuse really. As if to tell me that I should have, whilst I was drilling away at the acrylic Lucius there decided to start climbing on the screen top again...
Anyways, it was a lot of fun making it, even if I didn't have all the necessary supplies to make it go a lot easier, and even if it wasn't cut exactly to size...
A few things.
1: The pieces of paper are to close the gap that I completely underestimated, as I'm sure it could have squeezed through. I have enough spare acrylic that I can make a new one and silicone some shims on in the future. I left extra acrylic at the end for a "handle."
2: I was originally going small hole, bigger hole, but then felt like that was making it more complicated than it needed to be, and only stuck with the 1/4" bit from then on. I'm going to keep an eye on everything to make sure things don't turn south for some unexpected reason.
3: I know the sub looks dry, but it's just the surface. The front two corners are still moist all the way to the bottom. Edit: I also just reburied the hide and added in some fake plants, to spruce it up a little/improve.
If there is something glaring that I happened to miss or messed up big time that needs to be addressed, I am all ears.I don't think I did but what I don't think has proven to bite me big time later so.
Other than that, I think I succeeded at making a major pain top for myself but it's safer for the tarantula so that's all that matters.
Anyways, it was a lot of fun making it, even if I didn't have all the necessary supplies to make it go a lot easier, and even if it wasn't cut exactly to size...
A few things.
1: The pieces of paper are to close the gap that I completely underestimated, as I'm sure it could have squeezed through. I have enough spare acrylic that I can make a new one and silicone some shims on in the future. I left extra acrylic at the end for a "handle."
2: I was originally going small hole, bigger hole, but then felt like that was making it more complicated than it needed to be, and only stuck with the 1/4" bit from then on. I'm going to keep an eye on everything to make sure things don't turn south for some unexpected reason.
3: I know the sub looks dry, but it's just the surface. The front two corners are still moist all the way to the bottom. Edit: I also just reburied the hide and added in some fake plants, to spruce it up a little/improve.
If there is something glaring that I happened to miss or messed up big time that needs to be addressed, I am all ears.I don't think I did but what I don't think has proven to bite me big time later so.
Other than that, I think I succeeded at making a major pain top for myself but it's safer for the tarantula so that's all that matters.
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And the best part is I got it on video 
