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<blockquote data-quote="Coradams" data-source="post: 189177" data-attributes="member: 33125"><p>Hi A good rule of thumb for a terrestrial enclosure is 3X2 the leg span of the tarantula. So a t that has a leg span of 5 inches would need an enclosure that is 15 inches long by 10 inches wide. The distance between the top of the substrate and the top of the enclosure should be 1.5 times the leg span or 7.5 inches in our example.</p><p></p><p>I have experimented with plants and moss in a few of my enclosures. Most of my ts are kept fairly dry so I just put a small plant and some moss around the water dish. The thought was that when the moss looks dry, it's time to overflow the water dish. Sounds good, right? What I didn't expect was my ts taking up amateur gardening. The A. seemanni dug straight down along the stem of the plant down to the roots, the B. boehmei tore the plant out entirely and the B. hamorii keeps pushing the moss into the water dish. My T. albo is such a digger, I can't imagine how long a live plant would last. Just be aware that your plans for their enclosure may not be their plans for their enclosure. </p><p></p><p>But to answer your question as to what kind of moss to use, I have had the best luck with hypnum oss but I am here in the U.S. </p><p></p><p>Just remember, the more the enclosure is decorated, the more places prey can hide. Good luck and let us know how it turns out! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Coradams, post: 189177, member: 33125"] Hi A good rule of thumb for a terrestrial enclosure is 3X2 the leg span of the tarantula. So a t that has a leg span of 5 inches would need an enclosure that is 15 inches long by 10 inches wide. The distance between the top of the substrate and the top of the enclosure should be 1.5 times the leg span or 7.5 inches in our example. I have experimented with plants and moss in a few of my enclosures. Most of my ts are kept fairly dry so I just put a small plant and some moss around the water dish. The thought was that when the moss looks dry, it's time to overflow the water dish. Sounds good, right? What I didn't expect was my ts taking up amateur gardening. The A. seemanni dug straight down along the stem of the plant down to the roots, the B. boehmei tore the plant out entirely and the B. hamorii keeps pushing the moss into the water dish. My T. albo is such a digger, I can't imagine how long a live plant would last. Just be aware that your plans for their enclosure may not be their plans for their enclosure. But to answer your question as to what kind of moss to use, I have had the best luck with hypnum oss but I am here in the U.S. Just remember, the more the enclosure is decorated, the more places prey can hide. Good luck and let us know how it turns out! :) [/QUOTE]
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