Reptile Forum, Reptile Classifieds - CaptiveBred

[trueviper_UK]

Tarantulas (like a lot of other animals too) spend much of their time hidden, so if the enclosure is too big they may feel uncomfortable.
Juveniles are best kept in smaller, beginner enclosures with just enough room for them. You COULD use bigger enclosures if you want, sure you could. As long as you provided plenty of cover you should be ok.
I personally though, if I was keeping juvenile T's, would rather have multiple spiders, each in their own little tub which are then placed in the adult enclosure.
Ok, most people might only want one or two but I would still house them in smaller enclosures.
If you did put a spiderling in a larger enclosure you may spend most of your time looking for it!!
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[Phil1988]

I can understand what you mean but then really it's just preference isn't it. I was just wondering whether it was actually beneficial to the animal.
My preference is to have 'natural' looking tanks/vivs, because they are on show and I would rather look at a naturally set up tank than tubs. I guess it's different if you have lots of species.

[trueviper_UK]

I prefer the natrural set up too mate! Much nicer

When I was keeping T's though I had 18 individuals, most of them juveniles so basic set-ups was the right way to go with small tubs or those tiny little plastic things with ventilated lids that you get in pet shps.

I saved the natural set-ups for the adults
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[Phil1988]

Well I will make sure I post some pics when I eventually get round to building this rack which will have 4 of the 30x30x30 exo terras in it. 3 reserved for crested gecko breeding project and then one left over for a couple of emps probably.

[SiUK]

I have all of my slings in little tubs with some vermiculite or coir and a couple of plastic leaves, obviously you cant see them without taking the lid off but at that size they are much better off in a tub of that size.

Personally I think its the fact of them finding food thats the issue in tanks that are too big, being tarantulas alot will just hide most of the time anyway some of mine I never see so they are a bit boring really, I dont know how aware a tarantula is of its surroundings, and their ability to feel stress, they are very primative creatures without proper brains, they work on instinct, in the wild they would not normally travel more than a few inches from their burrow unless adult males that are looking for a female so a large tanks just not needed.
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[trueviper_UK]

[captainmerkin]

a couple of questions about the red rose ones if I may?

can 2 be housed together?

getting bit is just like a bee sting I hear?

how reguarly should they be fed?

thanks!

[SiUK]

feed twice a week, no in most cases two cannot be kept together they will fight and one will get killed, depending on the species getting bit can be anything from a bee sting to quite a serious bite.
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[captainmerkin]

bah shame they cannot be housed together as the deal I was looking at was both a male and female rose together

I am hoping to get used to some fairly docile species that are easy to be handled before adopting (possibly) some 20 - 25 year old mexican red knees.

Only concerns are really about ease of housing and the risk an escaping spider could cause to any animals in my house (ie cats... ) I know that the mexicans have 'wee' poor venom barely enough to kill insects on a good day, but still always best to think of all the options before jumping into it.

[SiUK]

dogs are quite susceptible to tarantula venom a bite could kill a dog, but cats are not so badly effected
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