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12 days ago, I lost my first tarantula, an Avicularia avicularia to a bad molt. Now I have an empty enclosure that makes me sad whenever I look at it.
The obvious solution is to clean it out and set it up for a new arboreal resident.
The enclosure is a front-opening glass Exo Terra Mini/Tall (12" x 12" x 18"). Ideally, I would like to get something that is ready to move in or will at least quickly grow into being ready to move in.
I am looking into New World arboreals. (I don't want any Old Worlds yet.) I don't handle my tarantulas, so I don't care if they are skittish or a little feisty, but I do like to see them (so no ghosts). Webbing is A-OK in my book. Fluffiness is a bonus.
My arboreal experience level is that I have been successfully keeping two Avicularia avicularia (one juvenile and the elderly female I just lost) for three years.
I like Avics and would be open to getting another one of those or one of its recently transferred cousins. (Reading old threads while researching arboreals, I don't know why so many people hate on Avics. I think they're great.) I am also interested in Psalmopoeus cambridgei.
So what are your favorite NW arboreals for an enclosure of this size? What do you like (or not like) about them? Species I can currently buy without paying for shipping:
I think if I end up getting Psalmopoeus cambridgei, a larger enclosure might not be so bad, as they may feel less "cornered" when I go in for maintenance.
Are Tapies too big of a jump from Avics? I know they can teleport.
The obvious solution is to clean it out and set it up for a new arboreal resident.
The enclosure is a front-opening glass Exo Terra Mini/Tall (12" x 12" x 18"). Ideally, I would like to get something that is ready to move in or will at least quickly grow into being ready to move in.
I am looking into New World arboreals. (I don't want any Old Worlds yet.) I don't handle my tarantulas, so I don't care if they are skittish or a little feisty, but I do like to see them (so no ghosts). Webbing is A-OK in my book. Fluffiness is a bonus.
My arboreal experience level is that I have been successfully keeping two Avicularia avicularia (one juvenile and the elderly female I just lost) for three years.
I like Avics and would be open to getting another one of those or one of its recently transferred cousins. (Reading old threads while researching arboreals, I don't know why so many people hate on Avics. I think they're great.) I am also interested in Psalmopoeus cambridgei.
So what are your favorite NW arboreals for an enclosure of this size? What do you like (or not like) about them? Species I can currently buy without paying for shipping:
- Caribena versicolor - ½"
- Psalmopoeus cambridgei - 2"
- Psalmopoeus irminia – 1"
- Tapinauchenius gigas – 2"
- Tapinauchenius plumipes – 3" (female)
- Tapinauchenius violaceus - 2.5"
I think if I end up getting Psalmopoeus cambridgei, a larger enclosure might not be so bad, as they may feel less "cornered" when I go in for maintenance.
Are Tapies too big of a jump from Avics? I know they can teleport.