Can I put my Mexican Red Knee Tarantula in a 40 Gallon sTank?

[cowbone]

I currently have a mexican red knee tarantula and I am unsure if it’s a juvenile or not, but I got them on April 1, 2023 So I assume they are. I am also unsure of the gender as well. I currently have them in a 10 gallon set up right now but is this set up alright? I have an extra 40 gallon that’s mostly width than it is height, so it’s roughly the same height as the 10 gallon. I don’t know if it’s too young to tell whether its a male or female. Here are some pictures

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[m0lsx]

The size of tank you will need, will depend upon the size of your Tarantula.

When you say Mexican Red Knee, do you mean a Brachypelma smithi or Brachypelma Hamorii? It could be either, depending upon how old your Tarantula is & if you have been told it's correct modern common name.

In general Brachypelmas are slow growing, so a sling brought a few months ago, is still going to be a sling. Think of a Juvi as being half grown. So bigger than a sling, but not yet adult.

The best way to sex a T is via a molt. Although some can sex & very reliably without a molt. I cannot & your images have not loaded. You will need to use a hosting site such as ImgBB to show images here. If you want help sexing your T.

Also sorry, but I have no real idea what size a 10 gallon tank is. I use cm's or inches.

 

[cowbone]

The size of tank you will need, will depend upon the size of your Tarantula.

When you say Mexican Red Knee, do you mean a Brachypelma smithi or Brachypelma Hamorii? It could be either, depending upon how old your Tarantula is & if you have been told it's correct modern common name.

In general Brachypelmas are slow growing, so a sling brought a few months ago, is still going to be a sling. Think of a Juvi as being half grown. So bigger than a sling, but not yet adult.

The best way to sex a T is via a molt. Although some can sex & very reliably without a molt. I cannot & your images have not loaded. You will need to use a hosting site such as ImgBB to show images here. If you want help sexing your T.

Also sorry, but I have no real idea what size a 10 gallon tank is. I use cm's or inches.

Ok, here are the actual photos then -

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I didn’t even know there were multiple types of mexican red knee tarantulas! I bought him at petco so I am still unsure of the specific type. I primarily feed them dubia roaches and give them a hint of water daily since the hot uvb lamp evaporates it quickly

 

[DuntyDunt]

Hello,

In my opinion that tank looks a bit big and too cluttered. I personally have my 4y female B. Hamorii in a 5gal / 20L tank, and even that is slightly large for her. T's dont need/like a lot of space from my knowledge. I am also still an amateur however so please listen to others as well.

 

[m0lsx]

If the room in which you keep your T is warm enough for you, then it is also warm enough for your Tarantula. Extra heating is not needed except in cold rooms.

Your tarantula is little more than a water filled ball of urticating (irritating) hair. If it falls, even from a few inches it can & occasionally will split open, in the same way a water filled balloon bursts. This is one of the reasons most of us avoid handling our T's unless we really need to & why most us advise only doing so fractions of an inch above a table & why we advise that the distance between substrate & lid on the enclosure is little more than the leg span of a T, if it is a climber.

I hate to use the phrase, "you need more substate," but for the safety of your T. You need a lot more substrate in that enclosure to prevent it from falling & harming it's self.

You could also remove some of the bits you have on top of your substrate to give your T some soft substrate to move around on.

 

[m0lsx]

Hello,

I personally have my 4y female B. Hamorii in a 5gal / 20L tank, and even that is slightly large for her. T's dont need/like a lot of space from my knowledge. I am also still an amateur however so please listen to others as well.

I keep my adult Brachys mainly in Exo Terra PT2300 Flat Faunariums, which are 14 inches by 8 inches & 6 inches tall.

 

[DuntyDunt]

I keep my adult Brachys mainly in Exo Terra PT2300 Flat Faunariums, which are 14 inches by 8 inches & 6 inches tall.

Yes sounds about the same size, 30cm x 20cm x 21cm is what I have as well, however mine's a plastic cheaper terrarium as I'm on a smaller budget atm but will definetly upgrade!

 

[m0lsx]

I pay well under £10 for my PT-2300's & I can stack them 2 high & 2 wide on my shelves & still have some room for large slings, smaller juvi's. But I also use some similar sized clear plastic containers that I pick up from various locations & then melt air holes in.

 

[DuntyDunt]

I pay well under £10 for my PT-2300's & I can stack them 2 high & 2 wide on my shelves & still have some room for large slings, smaller juvi's. But I also use some similar sized clear plastic containers that I pick up from various locations & then melt air

I pay well under £10 for my PT-2300's & I can stack them 2 high & 2 wide on my shelves & still have some room for large slings, smaller juvi's. But I also use some similar sized clear plastic containers that I pick up from various locations & then melt air holes in.

I havent seen any glass terrariums here in finland for under 100 euros. Even the plastic one I have atm cost 40e. Anyways we got out of topic of the OP here!

 

[shawnbooth]

Beautiful T! Welcome to T Keeping!

Maybe check out YouTube to get a better idea about enclosure set up and husbandry? Hopefully, you aren't feeding it more than once/twice a week at most.
I'd also recommend losing the heat lamp and adding a lot more substrate. As has been said, fix the clutter. Image you living in that mess.

 

[m0lsx]

I havent seen any glass terrariums here in finland for under 100 euros. Even the plastic one I have atm cost 40e. Anyways we got out of topic of the OP here!

The Exo Terra PT-2300 is not made of glass. It is plastic.