First attempt at making enclosure

[darttak]

Hello there, Forum. So here it is. After all the tips about Cambridgei I went on a journey to find those plastic banks. Turns out they are not that ez to find. Being a lazy person I just grabbed food container, branch and boom. Done. Boiled the branch in vinegar and baked till it's crisp. Will add some funny named moss later on before moving T in. Any tips or comment on how it ended up? Will buy some acrilic hinges later. For now duck tape

 

[Tnoob]

Hello there, Forum. So here it is. After all the tips about Cambridgei I went on a journey to find those plastic banks. Turns out they are not that ez to find. Being a lazy person I just grabbed food container, branch and boom. Done. Boiled the branch in vinegar and baked till it's crisp. Will add some funny named moss later on before moving T in. Any tips or comment on how it ended up? Will buy some acrilic hinges later. For now duck tape

Nice job. I'm just using 32oz deli cups.

 

[darttak]

Nice job. I'm just using 32oz deli cups. View attachment 37809

I do hope he'll be fine with it.

 

[Tnoob]

If I didn't have a place already, I'd move in there myself.

 

[Arachnoclown]

Make sure you cover all the sticky edges of the tape with corn starch or flour. One of my Ts lost a couple legs once getting stuck on the tape.

 

[Tortoise Tom]

Boiled in vinegar and then baked? I don't think that was necessary, but ok.

 

[darttak]

Boiled in vinegar and then baked? I don't think that was necessary, but ok.

read a lot of stuff from here and there. Some were saying to remove all the bark and bleach it. Thought that it might be an overkill

 

[Tortoise Tom]

read a lot of stuff from here and there. Some were saying to remove all the bark and bleach it. Thought that it might be an overkill

Boiling it for a few minutes would kill every living thing on it, and clean it somewhat too, but I don't think that is necessary. It will be quickly "reinfected" by all the same critters you just killed off because they are present in your environment and because the environment you've created to be hospitable for you tarantula, is also hospitable for those organisms.

 

[darttak]

So yeah, ventilation. Turns out you need more holes. Just when he started to cover stuff in web I found mold. And a lot. Had to remake everything, more holes, slightly more imagination.