What's your next big project in the spider room?

[spideyspinneret78]

I ordered a bunch of new enclosures for some of my tarantulas, including an XL acrylic enclosure for my adult female T. stirmi. She's a big girl, about 10.25in DLS, so she's definitely a showcase specimen. I'm planning on making the enclosure as realistic as possible, and including some live plants. My Poecilotheria slings are also growing like weeds so I went ahead and ordered their adult enclosures. It's going to be a another few months, but I'm excited to set them up! Setting up enclosures is one of my favorite things. What are your next big projects?

 

[viper69]

Nothing

 

[CJJon]

Dusting and vacuuming.

 

[spideyspinneret78]

Dusting and vacuuming.

Fascinating. LOL

 

[BoyFromLA]

• Many upcoming rehosuings
• Cyriocosmus elegans breeding
  • Waiting for MM
• Homoeomma chilense breeding
  • Paired
  • MM will be sent to another female
• Encyocratella olivacea breeding
  • Debating at the moment

 

[spideyspinneret78]

• Many upcoming rehosuings
• Cyriocosmus elegans breeding
  • Waiting for MM
• Homoeomma chilense breeding
  • Paired
  • MM will be sent to another female
• Encyocratella olivacea breeding
  • Debating at the moment

Good luck on the H. chilense breeding! We need more of them in the hobby.

 

[Smotzer]

I’m doing about the same as you @spideyspinneret78 redoing, upgrading, and making final enclosures for some!

I just started making a background and sides for a final enclosure for a Psalmopoeus cambridgei. Sprayed the foam on Friday but plan to finish the carving maybe tomorrow morning! Them silicone and peat/coco to cover the foam. Then to get some live plants in to cycle for a month or so.

 

[8 legged]

The "filing room" next to the office is to be cleared out to make room for shelves and enclosures.

 

[Westicles]

Dusting and vacuuming.

I actually vaccumed my snake/spider room yesterday!

I ordered a bunch of new enclosures for some of my tarantulas, including an XL acrylic enclosure for my adult female T. stirmi. She's a big girl, about 10.25in DLS, so she's definitely a showcase specimen. I'm planning on making the enclosure as realistic as possible, and including some live plants. My Poecilotheria slings are also growing like weeds so I went ahead and ordered their adult enclosures. It's going to be a another few months, but I'm excited to set them up! Setting up enclosures is one of my favorite things. What are your next big projects?

Any chance you could post a pic of that big girl?

 

[spideyspinneret78]

Any chance you could post a pic of that big girl?

The first photo is the most recent one, after her most recent molt. It's hard to get a decent photo because she's very skittish and hides in her burrow most of the time. I measured her molt and it was slightly over 10in, so I'd estimate her size to be about 10.25in.

 

[Liquifin]

My next project is to mass produce Poecilotheria's to the point that they're so saturated so that way everyone can afford them. I currently have some gravid females, which I plan to keep the entire sac to raise them up to mass produce them in the future.

 

[Westicles]

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The first photo is the most recent one, after her most recent molt. It's hard to get a decent photo because she's very skittish and hides in her burrow most of the time. I measured her molt and it was slightly over 10in, so I'd estimate her size to be about 10.25in.

She's a beast!!!!!! Lol

 

[spideyspinneret78]

My next project is to mass produce Poecilotheria's to the point that they're so saturated so that way everyone can afford them. I currently have some gravid females, which I plan to keep the entire sac to raise them up to mass produce them in the future.

I think that's an excellent goal. Especially now that they're dwindling in the wild due to habitat loss. Eventually when I have more experience I might try pairing a few of my females. I hope everything works out! Which species have you bred so far?

She's a beast!!!!!! Lol

She is! One of my favorites for sure. She's very, very skittish though. Kicks hairs like crazy. I'm excited to put her in a new, improved setup but catching her is going to be a pain. I'm going to suit up in long sleeves, goggles, N95 mask, everything. She's haired me in the past and it wasn't fun.

 

[Smotzer]

I'm excited to put her in a new, improved setup

What all are you planning to do with the enclosure?

 

[spideyspinneret78]

What all are you planning to do with the enclosure?

Right now she's in a 10 gallon aquarium which I've been wanting to upgrade for quite some time. She's going to bet put into a 17 gallon acrylic enclosure with improved ventilation, live plants, and deeper substrate. It was challenging to find an enclosure large enough for her that had the features I wanted.

 

[DomGom TheFather]

I'm staged to appropriate the kitchen closet.
It's happening and my wife knows it but i have to play it cool. Slow and steady wins the race. She will be mine.

 

[Smotzer]

Right now she's in a 10 gallon aquarium which I've been wanting to upgrade for quite some time. She's going to bet put into a 17 gallon acrylic enclosure with improved ventilation, live plants, and deeper substrate. It was challenging to find an enclosure large enough for her that had the features I wanted.

Oh nice!! Yeah its not always easy to find things that are exactly what we want them to be! One day ill have the room to be able to have a tank that size but right now I am limited! I would to see the tank you picked up.

What plants are you going to put in if you know yet?

I'm hoping to put out a pretty big plant list that I've been working on for vivarium and terrarium plants for a class I'm mostly done with writing to teach, I was thinking of posting the plant list here on AB once I am done.

 

[spideyspinneret78]

Oh nice!! Yeah its not always easy to find things that are exactly what we want them to be! One day ill have the room to be able to have a tank that size but right now I am limited! I would to see the tank you picked up.

What plants are you going to put in if you know yet?

I'm hoping to put out a pretty big plant list that I've been working on for vivarium and terrarium plants for a class I'm mostly done with writing to teach, I was thinking of posting the plant list here on AB once I am done.

I honestly have no idea yet! This is going to be my first time trying something like this, so I'm doing some research. A list would definitely be helpful for people like me interested in going this route. It's a little intimidating since I don't have much experience with plants but I'm excited to try something new.

 

[Smotzer]

I honestly have no idea yet! This is going to be my first time trying something like this, so I'm doing some research. A list would definitely be helpful for people like me interested in going this route. It's a little intimidating since I don't have much experience with plants but I'm excited to try something new.

Yeah it can be for sure intimidating!! But thats exciting doing it for the first time!! I might be able to help!

 

[magouilles]

My next project is to mass produce Poecilotheria's to the point that they're so saturated so that way everyone can afford them. I currently have some gravid females, which I plan to keep the entire sac to raise them up to mass produce them in the future.

you get a pokie! and you get a pokie! everyone gets a pokie!!!