C. Versicolor Enclosure Ideas and Hysterocrates Gigas Information Request

[Isilwen]

Saturday, at a local reptile show, I picked up a larger versicolor! I'm gonna say she (probable female according to the vendor) is about two inches or so. She also came with a nano-tall enclosure that I need to populate with "clutter" type things. There is already a small cork round glued to the background, so I will work around that. Hoping to have better luck with a larger versicolor over a smaller sling where I have lost two already.

I was given a free tarantula for spending a certain amount of money with that vendor. It's a hysterocrates gigas and I know nothing about them other than they are an old world tarantula. I swore I would never get an old world, but it was free, and I didn't want to turn it down. It is maybe a 1/4 sling. Please tell me about them!

Here are photos of what the enclosure for the versicolor looks like currently. You can see the versicolor in the photos. I am going to change the substrate out to reptisoil.

Oh, and I have this coming to replace the screen top:

 

[octanejunkie]

Keep a 2" avic in a 32 oz deli cup with good cross ventilation, 1-2" of packed substrate, moss in one area and leaning cork bark flat with some leaves and a bottle cap water dish.

That ET Nano is way too big for a 2" anything.

 

[Isilwen]

Keep a 2" avic in a 32 oz deli cup with good cross ventilation, 1-2" of packed substrate, moss in one area and leaning cork bark flat with some leaves and a bottle cap water dish.

That ET Nano is way too big for a 2" anything.

Was told by the breeder that this is what they keep their two-inch versicolors in with no issues.

Not looking to rehouse, looking for ideas for this enclosure, please.

 

[octanejunkie]

Was told by the breeder that this is what they keep their two-inch versicolors in with no issues.

Not looking to rehouse, looking for ideas for this enclosure, please.

Take a look here
Thread 'Keeping Avicularia species - Updated with Pictures' https://www.tarantulaforum.com/threads/keeping-avicularia-species-updated-with-pictures.28934/

 

[Tarantulafeets]

H gigas sling you can keep in a dram vial (if you have one) filled 3/4 up with damp sub, not drenched.