How big of a hole can a 1.5" Tarantula fit through?

[poodude289]

Have a 1.5" Brachypelma Hamorii coming tomorrow, I drilled some fairly small holes into a plastic tub, but I just want to make sure it can't fit through them. What would you say that a T of that size could generally fit through in terms of a hole and inches?

 

[poodude289]

The biggest holes I made seem to be around 0.35-0.4 inches

 

[poodude289]

I may try and hot glue-gun them a bit, if someone has a better suggestion feel free.

 

[Eighth Eye Blind]

Have a 1.5" Brachypelma Hamorii coming tomorrow, I drilled some fairly small holes into a plastic tub, but I just want to make sure it can't fit through them. What would you say that a T of that size could generally fit through in terms of a hole and inches?

The limiting factor is the width on the carapace.

The abdomen is squishy and they can squeeze that through pretty small spaces. The carapace, however, is solid and pretty inflexible so they're not going through anything more narrow than the carapace.

The more significant consideration is food. A medium sized cricket or roach can wiggle through a pretty tiny hole. Make your ventilation ports too big and you'll have a houseful of six-legged guests pretty quickly.

If you think your holes are too big you can always get some plastic mesh and hot glue it over them to stop escapes. Mesh is not preferred for safety reasons, but having a small area of it covering some holes shouldn't be a big deal.

 

[poodude289]

The limiting factor is the width on the carapace.

The abdomen is squishy and they can squeeze that through pretty small spaces. The carapace, however, is solid and pretty inflexible so they're not going through anything more narrow than the carapace.

The more significant consideration is food. A medium sized cricket or roach can wiggle through a pretty tiny hole. Make your ventilation ports too big and you'll have a houseful of six-legged guests pretty quickly.

If you think your holes are too big you can always get some plastic mesh and hot glue it over them to stop escapes. Mesh is not preferred for safety reasons, but having a small area of it covering some holes shouldn't be a big deal.

I just directly hot glued a bit of each hole

 

[poodude289]

I just directly hot glued a bit of each hole

Is that good enough or is it going to be able to get past hardened glue?

 

[Ratmosphere]

They can’t get past the hardened glue.

 

[poodude289]

They can’t get past the hardened glue.

Well, hopefully I didn't glue too much to cause issues with ventilation. I'll post some pictures.

 

[poodude289]

They can’t get past the hardened glue.

I've got 38 holes on the sides, and 12 on the top.

 

[poodude289]

 

[Ratmosphere]

Looks fine to me but next time use a 1/16” drill bit.

 

[poodude289]

Looks fine to me but next time use a 1/16” drill bit.

I'm just gona start over on a new container

 

[poodude289]

Looks fine to me but next time use a 1/16” drill bit.

Used your suggested bit, worked much better on another container.