Adequate ventilation for caribena versicolor?

[jacobparker]

Hello, I’ve kept two c versicolors previously in these exoterra enclosures except they had steel mesh tops which was a ton of ventilation. I replaced the tops with plastic to help retain heat in these colder months and to avoid their feet getting stuck in the mesh (it happened at once with my previous t). There are 8 vents on the bottom front portion and the drilled holes on top. The sides are glass and cannot be drilled. Do you think this ventilation will be adequate? Thank you !

 

[octanejunkie]

I like more ventilation for Avics

See this

Exo Terra screen lid mod

Trying this out for my larger arboreals starting with a nano tall It's 4.5mm open weave stainless wire cloth from Amazon. I cut it to size with tin snips and shoved it into the channel on the kid similarly to how the original lid is made. I got glued it in just to be safe. We shall see how it...

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And this

Keeping Avicularia species - Updated with Pictures

I keep several different arboreal species of tarantula but not all of them require the same care. The general care and keeping of the various avicularia-type arboreal species differs from all other arboreal and terrestrial species; but it's not complicated. A little history I lost my first...

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[jacobparker]

Thank you. I added a ton more ventilation

 

[Arachnoclown]

Should have left the screen top on it.

 

[jacobparker]

Should have left the screen top on it.

I added quite a bit more ventilation. I had a versicolor get their leg caught in the screen before.

 

[Arachnoclown]

 

[octanejunkie]

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I added quite a bit more ventilation. I had a versicolor get their leg caught in the screen before.

In reality, any spider can catch a claw in mesh screen, but arboreals seem less likely to be injured as much as terrestrials in this situation. I've never had an arboreal get stuck, but it is possible with woven mesh.

I upgraded to larger, non woven screen on my exo terras. Link in post #2 above if anyone is curious.

 

[Arachnoclown]

In 39 years I've never had a arboreal spider stuck on a screen. Terrestrial spiders I've had a couple stuck. The trick is if the spider (Terrestrial) can touch the ground while on the screen they won't get stuck. Zoo-med low profile enclosures are the answer. 4" of substrate with 4" of head room, no stuck spiders.

 

[jacobparker]

In reality, any spider can catch a claw in mesh screen, but arboreals seem less likely to be injured as much as terrestrials in this situation. I've never had an arboreal get stuck, but it is possible with woven mesh.

I upgraded to larger, non woven screen on my exo terras. Link in post #2 above if anyone is curious.

Checked it out. Nice post man

 

[jacobparker]

In 39 years I've never had a arboreal spider stuck on a screen. Terrestrial spiders I've had a couple stuck. The trick is if the spider (Terrestrial) can touch the ground while on the screen they won't get stuck. Zoo-med low profile enclosures are the answer. 4" of substrate with 4" of head room, no stuck spiders.

Thinking back on it… when my versicolor was “stuck”, he was half standing on his vertical tree bark and half on the mesh. He was molting while I believed him to be stuck. Maybe it’s possible he had not been stuck at all and simply was molting in an odd position. Or that his molt itself had snagged the mesh. thank you for your advice. i can always mount new mesh.