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<blockquote data-quote="Dave Jay" data-source="post: 126317" data-attributes="member: 27677"><p>G'day, I joined a little while ago, but have been busy reading.</p><p>Today I received my first Tarantula, Selenotypus plumipes. I am expecting 5 Phlogius sp. 'stents' in the morning (1.35am atm, I guess I should say later this morning!).</p><p>I really would like some feedback on my enclosures before I add the spiders. I think I've done ok, but I'm a little unsure about anchor points .</p><p>Both species are burrowers, but I was advised to add anchor points. Most sling enclosures I've seen are basically tubs of substrate, rarely even containing a water dish so I thought keep decor minimal.</p><p>The slings are around an inch and a quarter legspan, or so I'm told, the plumipes certainly is. The enclosures are 5"x5"x10".</p><p>The substrate is about 60/40 coir peat/sand, and 4 to 5 inches deep.</p><p>These tanks are basically a false bottom set up, with a ridgid perforated acrylic tray as the false bottom. I use these for most of my scorpions, they work well for desert species as most of the substrate is dry , but moisture increases with burrow depth. A layer of straight coco peat on the bottom gives me a visual clue of the amount of moisture, if it is lighter in colour I'll add a shot glass of water .</p><p>The decor is a piece of fake bark and a small plastic plant with rounded leaves.</p><p>Does anyone see anything I should change/add/remove?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave Jay, post: 126317, member: 27677"] G'day, I joined a little while ago, but have been busy reading. Today I received my first Tarantula, Selenotypus plumipes. I am expecting 5 Phlogius sp. 'stents' in the morning (1.35am atm, I guess I should say later this morning!). I really would like some feedback on my enclosures before I add the spiders. I think I've done ok, but I'm a little unsure about anchor points . Both species are burrowers, but I was advised to add anchor points. Most sling enclosures I've seen are basically tubs of substrate, rarely even containing a water dish so I thought keep decor minimal. The slings are around an inch and a quarter legspan, or so I'm told, the plumipes certainly is. The enclosures are 5"x5"x10". The substrate is about 60/40 coir peat/sand, and 4 to 5 inches deep. These tanks are basically a false bottom set up, with a ridgid perforated acrylic tray as the false bottom. I use these for most of my scorpions, they work well for desert species as most of the substrate is dry , but moisture increases with burrow depth. A layer of straight coco peat on the bottom gives me a visual clue of the amount of moisture, if it is lighter in colour I'll add a shot glass of water . The decor is a piece of fake bark and a small plastic plant with rounded leaves. Does anyone see anything I should change/add/remove? [/QUOTE]
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