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<blockquote data-quote="Tortoise Tom" data-source="post: 137003" data-attributes="member: 27883"><p>[USER=28256]@Alyssa Martin[/USER] I think you may have already seen that the Exo Terra tanks have both fans and detractors. Some people like them and some don't. We might even call them "controversial" {gasp…} I've bought a few and am trying them out to see for myself. So far I like them and have had no problems with them. Currently I have a 4" Grammostola iheringi in an 8" Nano cube, a 3" G. pulchripes in an 8" cube, and a 3" Poecilotheria rufilta in a Nano Tall. I haven't needed to change the top screens for any of them yet, and they are working fine. The only modification I did was to shave off the little stand offs on the back of the styrofoam back wall insert with a long bladed razor knife to eliminate those channels. I want the background to sit flat against the back wall of the tank and I don't want the tarantulas getting back there.</p><p></p><p>About the metal screen tops. What I've observed in my own collection and here on the forum is that <em>sometimes</em> with <em>some</em> tarantulas, the wire tops can be a problem. They can get their feet stuck on them and they can rip through them too. Other times, the spiders live contentedly behind or under these screens and its no problem at all. </p><p></p><p>If you decide to try it, just keep an eye out for these problems. If these problems never materialize, you'll have a nice looking cage that you are happy with. If these problems do occur, you can change out the top, and then have a nice looking cage that you are happy with.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tortoise Tom, post: 137003, member: 27883"] [USER=28256]@Alyssa Martin[/USER] I think you may have already seen that the Exo Terra tanks have both fans and detractors. Some people like them and some don't. We might even call them "controversial" {gasp…} I've bought a few and am trying them out to see for myself. So far I like them and have had no problems with them. Currently I have a 4" Grammostola iheringi in an 8" Nano cube, a 3" G. pulchripes in an 8" cube, and a 3" Poecilotheria rufilta in a Nano Tall. I haven't needed to change the top screens for any of them yet, and they are working fine. The only modification I did was to shave off the little stand offs on the back of the styrofoam back wall insert with a long bladed razor knife to eliminate those channels. I want the background to sit flat against the back wall of the tank and I don't want the tarantulas getting back there. About the metal screen tops. What I've observed in my own collection and here on the forum is that [I]sometimes[/I] with [I]some[/I] tarantulas, the wire tops can be a problem. They can get their feet stuck on them and they can rip through them too. Other times, the spiders live contentedly behind or under these screens and its no problem at all. If you decide to try it, just keep an eye out for these problems. If these problems never materialize, you'll have a nice looking cage that you are happy with. If these problems do occur, you can change out the top, and then have a nice looking cage that you are happy with. [/QUOTE]
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