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<blockquote data-quote="sunset" data-source="post: 201411" data-attributes="member: 37682"><p>If you want to, you absolutely can. A lot of breeders also sell enclosures and some come with every thing you need. But if your not planning on keeping him, and displaying him, you could use a plastic storage container, or if you can find one big enough, good olé Tupper ware is great too. I have always followed the rule of thumb saying 4-5xs his size. so like eye ball 4-5 T's his size across the length of the container. If you have access to YouTube, i would highly recommend doing a lot of research into all things T's for beginners. I used Tom Moran's channel a lot.</p><p></p><p>Things you might want to get would be: </p><p>-suitable enclosure of your choosing</p><p>-plastic container (catch cup) that will comfortably go over the whole T with out snagging it's legs or toes.</p><p>-a plastic straw, or paint brush that has a long handle to use to gently coach your T into the plastic catch cup</p><p>- substrate, Eco earth works well, cocoa nut fiber or organic potting soil. </p><p>-Cork board, gives your friend a place to hide and make a home</p><p>-plastic\silk plants: gives him more places to hide, or web up and to make the place a little lively</p><p>if you want to add a water dish to help maintain some moisture for when or if it molts , or you can just use what ever you have around the house like clean old medicine syringe or carefully using a spray water bottle and just moisten down one of the corners with water, and when it dries up </p><p>you can switch to the other corner and do the same, depending on where you live , how often. some areas are humid right now, others are breezy. Hope that makes sense. T's get most of the water they need from their food </p><p>*Biggest thing to make sure you have on any enclosure is enough cross ventilation. </p><p>Also know that in my experience, many of the big name pet shops don't always give accurate advice on caring for T's But you can buy the items you need to care for him and food at those places.</p><p></p><p>either way, you may want to at the least purchase a pair of feeding tongs for when he is well enough to eat to keep you and him safe.</p><p></p><p> with any enclosure you use just make sure it is secure so no other insects can get in and the t cant get out. Insects eat each other so if something gets in especially right now, the T cant defend its self and they will kill it.</p><p></p><p>Welcome to the T family</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sunset, post: 201411, member: 37682"] If you want to, you absolutely can. A lot of breeders also sell enclosures and some come with every thing you need. But if your not planning on keeping him, and displaying him, you could use a plastic storage container, or if you can find one big enough, good olé Tupper ware is great too. I have always followed the rule of thumb saying 4-5xs his size. so like eye ball 4-5 T's his size across the length of the container. If you have access to YouTube, i would highly recommend doing a lot of research into all things T's for beginners. I used Tom Moran's channel a lot. Things you might want to get would be: -suitable enclosure of your choosing -plastic container (catch cup) that will comfortably go over the whole T with out snagging it's legs or toes. -a plastic straw, or paint brush that has a long handle to use to gently coach your T into the plastic catch cup - substrate, Eco earth works well, cocoa nut fiber or organic potting soil. -Cork board, gives your friend a place to hide and make a home -plastic\silk plants: gives him more places to hide, or web up and to make the place a little lively if you want to add a water dish to help maintain some moisture for when or if it molts , or you can just use what ever you have around the house like clean old medicine syringe or carefully using a spray water bottle and just moisten down one of the corners with water, and when it dries up you can switch to the other corner and do the same, depending on where you live , how often. some areas are humid right now, others are breezy. Hope that makes sense. T's get most of the water they need from their food *Biggest thing to make sure you have on any enclosure is enough cross ventilation. Also know that in my experience, many of the big name pet shops don't always give accurate advice on caring for T's But you can buy the items you need to care for him and food at those places. either way, you may want to at the least purchase a pair of feeding tongs for when he is well enough to eat to keep you and him safe. with any enclosure you use just make sure it is secure so no other insects can get in and the t cant get out. Insects eat each other so if something gets in especially right now, the T cant defend its self and they will kill it. Welcome to the T family [/QUOTE]
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