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<blockquote data-quote="Poec54" data-source="post: 42446" data-attributes="member: 3524"><p>My set up for most arboreals is a 32 oz deli cup, with a ring or two of small holes around the upper sides, and none in the lid. That allows cross ventilation and fresh air exchange, & also keeps a humid microclimate with a solid lid. Inside is an inch of slightly moist substrate with a piece of cork and/or piece of plastic plant; in either case with a little long fiber sphagnum moss underneath for nesting. Last item is a small water bowl (shallow plastic lid from a 16 oz water bottle; discard and replace when fouled). The cage should be mostly open and roomy inside. Poecs will usually be on the sides of the container, facing downwards (which makes them easy to vent sex). Almost all of my Poecs, Lampropelma, Cyriopagopus, Stromatopelma, Heteroscodra, Psalmopoeus, and Encyocratella have their retreats on or under the substrate. </p><p></p><p>What I do different for Avic slings is have 2 or 3 rings of holes (more ventilation), drier substrate, and I use 16 oz cups, making it easier for them to reach their food and water (they're more sedentary than the other arboreals). My Avics live in silk retreats near the tops of their cages.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Poec54, post: 42446, member: 3524"] My set up for most arboreals is a 32 oz deli cup, with a ring or two of small holes around the upper sides, and none in the lid. That allows cross ventilation and fresh air exchange, & also keeps a humid microclimate with a solid lid. Inside is an inch of slightly moist substrate with a piece of cork and/or piece of plastic plant; in either case with a little long fiber sphagnum moss underneath for nesting. Last item is a small water bowl (shallow plastic lid from a 16 oz water bottle; discard and replace when fouled). The cage should be mostly open and roomy inside. Poecs will usually be on the sides of the container, facing downwards (which makes them easy to vent sex). Almost all of my Poecs, Lampropelma, Cyriopagopus, Stromatopelma, Heteroscodra, Psalmopoeus, and Encyocratella have their retreats on or under the substrate. What I do different for Avic slings is have 2 or 3 rings of holes (more ventilation), drier substrate, and I use 16 oz cups, making it easier for them to reach their food and water (they're more sedentary than the other arboreals). My Avics live in silk retreats near the tops of their cages. [/QUOTE]
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