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<blockquote data-quote="Arachnoclown" data-source="post: 163554" data-attributes="member: 27444"><p>Theres that controversial word again...stress. If a spider doesnt have feelings or emotions how can they feel stress??? Sorry this can be a thread on its own. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> </p><p>I love large tarantula enclosures but the size of the spider matters alot. When you start talking about spiders in the wild dont forget about that mortality rate. Its extremely high for tarantulas. I have lost a few spiders over the decades for this very same topic. We all know adult spiders will have no problem hunting down its prey in a large enclosure. Height would be my only concern...a 8" to 12" fall could be fatal for a terrestrial spider. </p><p>A sling in a large enclosure has many different scenarios to help end its existence. First off it's harder to locate where they are at. Monitoring them is now more challenging. Not only can they have a hard time finding its prey they now can become the prey. It's harder to find that uneaten prey that would love to find a spider in a compromising position. Your now running with the same mortality rate as wild tarantulas.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Arachnoclown, post: 163554, member: 27444"] Theres that controversial word again...stress. If a spider doesnt have feelings or emotions how can they feel stress??? Sorry this can be a thread on its own. ;) I love large tarantula enclosures but the size of the spider matters alot. When you start talking about spiders in the wild dont forget about that mortality rate. Its extremely high for tarantulas. I have lost a few spiders over the decades for this very same topic. We all know adult spiders will have no problem hunting down its prey in a large enclosure. Height would be my only concern...a 8" to 12" fall could be fatal for a terrestrial spider. A sling in a large enclosure has many different scenarios to help end its existence. First off it's harder to locate where they are at. Monitoring them is now more challenging. Not only can they have a hard time finding its prey they now can become the prey. It's harder to find that uneaten prey that would love to find a spider in a compromising position. Your now running with the same mortality rate as wild tarantulas. [/QUOTE]
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