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<blockquote data-quote="Chubbs" data-source="post: 57152" data-attributes="member: 1084"><p>In addition to having rather inadequate cross-ventilation (which is vital for the species you are keeping) those exo terra tanks not only take up too much room, but they're ridiculously overpriced, and I don't see how most people could keep an entire collection of tarantulas in these things without going broke pretty damn fast. I don't get the obsession with these large enclosures, because it really is just a waste of space. Yes, I totally understand you want it to look nice, but the spider is going to make a lot of changes to the enclosure once it gets settled in, and some of these may interfere with that. It's just completely pointless in my opinion, everything is just going to get webbed over, dug up, buried, etc. The enclosure needs to be built based on the spider's needs, not the other way around. Why risk stressing the animal out, just so you can have a nice fancy-looking enclosure? I keep my Avic slings in tall deli cups with plenty of holes drilled in the sides. Once they hit about 2 inches I move them into a tall 1 gal plastic jar. These enclosures are very easy to modify, as I can drill right through them without having to worry about cracking it. Good luck doing that with glass. You can buy a cheap enclosure, and still create a really great set-up. I have to disagree with Kymura, because this isn't the wild. These are captive conditions, and it really is not the same at all. I really can't stand when people use that comparison, because it makes no sense.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chubbs, post: 57152, member: 1084"] In addition to having rather inadequate cross-ventilation (which is vital for the species you are keeping) those exo terra tanks not only take up too much room, but they're ridiculously overpriced, and I don't see how most people could keep an entire collection of tarantulas in these things without going broke pretty damn fast. I don't get the obsession with these large enclosures, because it really is just a waste of space. Yes, I totally understand you want it to look nice, but the spider is going to make a lot of changes to the enclosure once it gets settled in, and some of these may interfere with that. It's just completely pointless in my opinion, everything is just going to get webbed over, dug up, buried, etc. The enclosure needs to be built based on the spider's needs, not the other way around. Why risk stressing the animal out, just so you can have a nice fancy-looking enclosure? I keep my Avic slings in tall deli cups with plenty of holes drilled in the sides. Once they hit about 2 inches I move them into a tall 1 gal plastic jar. These enclosures are very easy to modify, as I can drill right through them without having to worry about cracking it. Good luck doing that with glass. You can buy a cheap enclosure, and still create a really great set-up. I have to disagree with Kymura, because this isn't the wild. These are captive conditions, and it really is not the same at all. I really can't stand when people use that comparison, because it makes no sense. [/QUOTE]
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