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I have a 2-3" Tliltocatl albopilosum and it's come to my attention that that her enclosure maybe slightly too large I would like to get some clarification on what size enclosure would best suit her.
Thank you that is EXTREMELY helpful and I was off I did a measurement and she's actually a little more than 3" so by the standards its sounds as if she should be in a 9"x6" with height from substrate at 4.5" of space does that sound about right?Based on feedback here on some threads...if you have a 2" T, then length should be no more than 3 times that length, and width no more than two times that. So for 2" T, a 6 by 4 inch container is fine. Height wise...the space between substrate where the T sits and ceiling, should be no more than 1.5 times their size. So for a 2", no more than 3" of space. That's to prevent falls from too great a height.
You can post a pic here but your enclosure size seems appropriate for your TThank you that is EXTREMELY helpful and I was off I did a measurement and she's actually a little more than 3" so by the standards its sounds as if she should be in a 9"x6" with height from substrate at 4.5" of space does that sound about right?
My large, MF M6 fell out of her webbing while molting; 3" fall. She was fine, but if it were in the wild, she would have been a meal, or roadkill.Ive been keeping Tarantulas for almost 40 years. I have never had a terrestrial spider die from falling in a 10 gallon tank or larger. I have however had a arboreal spider die from a fall while molting...go figure.
thank you and beautiful "Ts" by the wayTarantulas climb and Tarantulas fall. Id estimate that over 90% of the reports "my tarantula has fallen" is from outside of the enclosure. Tarantulas don't die from falling from 1' or less inside their enclosure unless you have large jagged rocks in there. Tarantulas hanging from a screen top because they are stuck is a different issue. Thats where I would make sure they could still touch the ground while on the screen.
Ive been keeping Tarantulas for almost 40 years. I have never had a terrestrial spider die from falling in a 10 gallon tank or larger. I have however had a arboreal spider die from a fall while molting...go figure.
Make sure you have a good amount of substrate, moss and foliage to dampen a fall and just about any normal size terrestrial enclosure would be fine. If your using a screen top make sure they can touch the ground or change it out for acrylic.
I use Zoomed low profile enclosures for most of my terrestrial spider. I wouldnt hesitate to use one for a 2-3" spider as long as the screen was changed out. Its super easy to do and only costs around $10 to do.View attachment 56430View attachment 56427
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