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New T keeper. Went overboard the last two weeks buying T's. Seeking advice

Steven

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Hi guys, new to keeping T's but have been doing my due diligence from Youtube and other forums. Wanted to post this to see if my basic terrariums are okay for these spiders. Any input would be wonderful and appreciated.

First is my sling GBB


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My Arizona Blonde

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My Curly Hair

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And finally, my stripped knee

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DustyD

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I will give you my two cents, but as I am a neophyte I am hoping those with more experience will chime in as well.

They look good, nice clean set ups.

Some general concerns these days are to make sure, mostly for terrestrials, that there is not a significant drop from the top of the enclosures to the substrate. Generally about 1.5x diagonal leg size.

Also how much air is getting to the A. seemanni (striped knee)? Is the cage on top always there? I can see some air holes in the enclosure lid, just not sure how much.
 

Steven

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I will give you my two cents, but as I am a neophyte I am hoping those with more experience will chime in as well.

They look good, nice clean set ups.

Some general concerns these days are to make sure, mostly for terrestrials, that there is not a significant drop from the top of the enclosures to the substrate. Generally about 1.5x diagonal leg size.

Also how much air is getting to the A. seemanni (striped knee)? Is the cage on top always there? I can see some air holes in the enclosure lid, just not sure how much.
Sorry for the late reply. Thank you for the response! I was cleaning below their enclosures. Just got done feeding. The two large are mesh tops.
And regards to my blonde she/he really doesn’t do anything but stay in the coconut lol. But I will add more substrate just to keep her safe on the off chance she does climb.
 

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Sorry for the late reply. Thank you for the response! I was cleaning below their enclosures. Just got done feeding. The two large are mesh tops.
And regards to my blonde she/he really doesn’t do anything but stay in the coconut lol. But I will add more substrate just to keep her safe on the off chance she does climb.
Mesh tops can be dangerous if you've got a climber (and my A. seemanni certainly is) - if their foot gets caught and they fall, they can lose the foot/leg. I solved this by covering the perimeter with duct tape (top and bottom side of mesh so not sticky) and going far enough toward the center that she's only been able to pull her shenanigans once.

Good luck!
 

Steven

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Mesh tops can be dangerous if you've got a climber (and my A. seemanni certainly is) - if their foot gets caught and they fall, they can lose the foot/leg. I solved this by covering the perimeter with duct tape (top and bottom side of mesh so not sticky) and going far enough toward the center that she's only been able to pull her shenanigans once.

Good luck!
Sounds good, I'll monitor tonight and get some tape tomorrow! Thank you guys so much
 

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Mesh tops can be dangerous if you've got a climber (and my A. seemanni certainly is) - if their foot gets caught and they fall, they can lose the foot/leg. I solved this by covering the perimeter with duct tape (top and bottom side of mesh so not sticky) and going far enough toward the center that she's only been able to pull her shenanigans once.

Good luck!
I always replace the mesh with drilled acrylic siliconed in place
 

DustyD

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I always replace the mesh with drilled acrylic siliconed in place
When I get to the point of needing larger glass terrariums I will likely do the same. Seems like the best way to prevent tarantulas from getting stuck while dancing on the ceiling.
 

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Hi Steven, welcome to the forum.
Just a personal observation, I would remove the two "wood log" hides (picture 2 and 3 and replace them with cork bark like the one you use in picture 4. Trees often secret natural repellants to fight insects and I only know cork bark to be completely safe.
Have a great day.
 
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