Harpactira pulchripes (Golden Blue Leg Baboon) enclosure ????

[tarantulas]

I will have Harpactira pulchripes (Golden Blue Leg Baboon) juvie about 2" soon, and I wonder if I can use 9" x 6" x 6? Or do you have any recommendations for me to buy enclosure and size? I believe Harpactira pulchripes is fossorial and will need a deep substrate. Your help would be much appreciated! Thank you!

 

[arachbiodude]

I would just get cheap critter keeper and put about 5 inches of Coir soil mix in there. Throw in piece of cork bark and water dish and maybe some sphagnum, but what do I know? LOL

 

[tarantulas]

I would just get cheap critter keeper and put about 5 inches of Coir soil mix in there. Throw in piece of cork bark and water dish and maybe some sphagnum, but what do I know? LOL

Thank you! So, should I get a large critter keeper? https://www.petsmart.com/reptile/ha...ariums/thrive-critter-reptile-tote-54943.html

 

[arachbiodude]

They seem to work great. My OBT is going in one soon.

 

[tarantulas]

They seem to work great. My OBT is going in one soon.

Great, and thank you so much! Cool, how big OBT do you have? I have two OBT slings.

 

[octanejunkie]

9 x 6 x 6 is fine for a 2" H pulchripes. Not fossorials and mine do not burrow much at that size, adult females do.

 

[tarantulas]

9 x 6 x 6 is fine for a 2" H pulchripes. Not fossorials and mine do not burrow much at that size, adult females do.

H pulchripes is not fossorials? Thank you for letting me know. I have a question about the enclosure. How many inches of substrate do you suggest?

 

[octanejunkie]

H pulchripes is not fossorials? Thank you for letting me know. I have a question about the enclosure. How many inches of substrate do you suggest?

1-2" for juveniles, 2-3" for adults is fine. I give them some cork bark, moss and fake leaves/sticks to act as welling anchor points; they are prolific webbers.

 

[tarantulas]

1-2" for juveniles, 2-3" for adults is fine. I give them some cork bark, moss and fake leaves/sticks to act as welling anchor points; they are prolific webbers.

Many Many thanks!

 

[Nurse Ratchet]

If you do buy critter keepers, Walmart sells them way cheaper than Amazon and pet stores. And you can drill holes in them for cross ventilation without cracking them if you go slow and easy, start with small bit, then go up until you reach desired vent size.

 

[octanejunkie]

If you do buy critter keepers, Walmart sells them way cheaper than Amazon and pet stores. And you can drill holes in them for cross ventilation without cracking them if you go slow and easy, start with small bit, then go up until you reach desired vent size.

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These also work well. Just remember it's brittle plastic if so don't push too hard
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0184VOF9S/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20

I don't use kritter keepers, but I just saw them at the reptile expo as cheap as I've ever seen them. Walmart has surprised me with super low prices items, I just never look there..

 

[arachbiodude]

Great, and thank you so much! Cool, how big OBT do you have? I have two OBT slings.

I think one is 3 inches and the other an inch or so. I am raising them from slings.