Substrate advice needed

[TarantulaNoob]

dear everyone,
In a few days I will get my first 5 T’s. I have experience with all kind of reptiles and invertebrates like scorpions and centipede/millipedes etc, but apart from a redback spider i’ve never had spiders/tarantula’s before.
My 5 species are:
Theraposa blondi i2- goliath birdeater
Pterinochilus lugardi i5 - Fort Hall Baboon
Pterinochilus murinus umv i2 - orange baboon
Hysterocrates gigas i2 - Giant baboon
Lampropelma violaceopes i2 - singapore blue
And my current substrate is
1) plantation soil (pic 3)
2) coco husk (pic 1)
3) forest moss (pic 2)

And I have fairly large enclosures (pic 4).

My question, should I use the moss and husk aswell or should I build the enclosures with only the soil? And will it suffice this way (not mentioning water dish and warmth etc, just pure substrate/enclosure)? (I will also add hiding spots and a hollow tree bark for the L. Violaceopes.)
Sorry for the long post and thank you for anyone answering! Ps, a dozen people already cussed me out on buying advanced dangerous species, please only advice and tips, i’ve had enough hatred already

 

[Enn49]

You won't get any hatred on here and certainly not from me. I started with a juvenile OBT then a Pokie. Just make sure you always know where the T is before opening the container and be aware of what it's capable of and you'll do fine.

I use coco fibre for all my Ts without any problem but I wouldn't use a hollow tree bark for the L. Violaceopes as it will disappear inside and you'll never see it. Cut it in half lengthways and stand it against the back of the container so it can make its home between the bark and the container side then at least you have a chance of seeing into its home.

 

[TarantulaNoob]

You won't get any hatred on here and certainly not from me. I started with a juvenile OBT then a Pokie. Just make sure you always know where the T is before opening the container and be aware of what it's capable of and you'll do fine.

I use coco fibre for all my Ts without any problem but I wouldn't use a hollow tree bark for the L. Violaceopes as it will disappear inside and you'll never see it. Cut it in half lengthways and stand it against the back of the container so it can make its home between the bark and the container side then at least you have a chance of seeing into its home.

Noted, i’ll assume the substrate seems fine then for all 5 species. Thank you for answering.

 

[Dave Jay]

Some people do use top soil only, a suitable type is not readily available in some countries though, I certainly can't find one similar to what a lot of American keepers have shown me online. Coco peat seems to be the universal go-to product when substrate for a wide range of small animals is needed though, either straight or mixed with another substrate. Personally I add sand at the rate of one sand to six Coco peat, I just feel it has a better structure than straight peat.
I made a thread on substrate choice, I'll bump it up so you can see what various members use, I can't paste the link using my phone.

 

[TarantulaNoob]

Some people do use top soil only, a suitable type is not readily available in some countries though, I certainly can't find one similar to what a lot of American keepers have shown me online. Coco peat seems to be the universal go-to product when substrate for a wide range of small animals is needed though, either straight or mixed with another substrate. Personally I add sand at the rate of one sand to six Coco peat, I just feel it has a better structure than straight peat.
I made a thread on substrate choice, I'll bump it up so you can see what various members use, I can't paste the link using my phone.

All my enclosures are the same so i’ll add one photo. The only difference is that the violaceopes has more climbing options and all enclosures have a different temperature/humidity. I also made a last minute decision to use small enclosures for now. The picture shows the Theraposa Blondi. She is of fair size already. The other 4 are the size of a size 5 cricket, so that’s gonna be tough with feeding. I hope they will all make it to adulthood.