What did you think of this Tarantula Terrarium Upgrade?! Would you ever keep your tarantula in a naturalistic/bioactive home? Don't forget to answer today's question of the day! Thank you to Tarantula Cribs for making today's video possible! www.tarantulacribs.com/
I'll definitely be picking up a tarantula cribs lid for my G. pulchra Lilith. I'm going to start working on her new tank in the next couple of days and get a cork round and some plants. You should make a new home for your G. pulchra so I have some more inspiration for mine 😁😆
I’m not an arachnid keeper but I do have a bunch of tropical plants I am keeping in an exo terra to propagate and lock in humidity. I think that lid would make a difference for sure
That enclosure came out awesome!!!! As for the question of the day, I was thinking instead of moving my pacman frogs to plastic totes, these lids may be a great idea to keep the humidity higher.
I’d use the replacement lid for my female Poecilotheria rufilata, I’m planning on moving her up to an exo terra after her next molt. That M. mesomelas is gorgeous! Now I need one hahaha
I'd use it for my Pokies -I have metallica, vittata and ruliata in 12x12x18 enclosures but unfortunately they are not Exoterra lol. I have that shirt also and just happened to wear mine today.
@@Reptiliatus I definitely will in the future, I have way too many other breeding projects going on currently that I want to focus and dedicate my time on first. Between frogs, anoles, crabs, and isopods I have my hands pretty full 😂 but loving every minute of it 💙
I've got 20 terrariums. The only one that got molt was the one without a drainage layer. I personally consider it necessary. However, it was easy to get rid of it with some extra springtails.
I have 3 exo-terra mini talls, all that I have ripped the screens out of the tops and replaced with acrylic panels that I cut and drilled myself. I would use these new lids for these 3 which are poki enclosures. 1 is empty at the moment awaiting my small female P. smithi to grow into it. The other 2 contain my bigger juvi ladies, P. rufilata and P. regalis.
Viewers, if you decide to forgo the drainage layer, be sure to allow the soil around your plants to dry before watering again. This is a good rule of thumb for plants in general. This way your plants don't get over watered, the most common way people kill their plants, and neither will your substrate become water logged.
What a gorgeous t, I never heard of those before. Congratulations on obtaining her ❤ The enclosure is going to be beautiful when it grows in and I definitely think she’ll be more comfortable in it. I’d love to see you do a pokie enclosure next. They are my favorite genus, I currently have 15 pokies
Tarantula cribs are the best. The replacement lid is a genius move. I don't keep spiders myself beyond the two or three common house/window spiders i removed from the bathroom that are now my bug disposal unit lol. But a naturalistic isopod display terrarium is an idea. They're all in Tarantula cribs at the moment though abd there's tonnes of upgrade options within that system. Amazing bunch.
It's beautiful. I live in an area with hard water and high ph thanks to the minerals in the soil. I bought a distilled water machine to use with my various orchids, calathea, and other species. The trick has been making sure I add fertilizer to every gallon container as well as some tap water to make sure the distilled/pure water doesn't leach the nutrients from the phalaenopsis and potinara/cattleya roots. I don't own any invertebrates, but I'm looking forward to getting more house spiders. I accidentally killed my residents when I was fighting a white fly infestation on my spiral ginger. It didn't survive either but the rest of my jungle is doing well
I currently have slings and juveniles that are still too small for a 12x12 Exo Terra, but I am looking forward to getting there,and I really want to get into bioactive!
I would use this lid for my avicularia species and pokies that I keep in Exo Terra tanks. Then I don’t have to worry about their little paws getting stuck in the mesh lids and I can replace my homemade lids I crafted that aren’t so professional looking 😅 my OCD really enjoys how that T cribs lid looks
My answer to both is the same. The blue and cream colored one please, Please, PLEASE 🙏🏻 I wonder if you can find a plant or two that would complement her colors? I don’t remember how reclusive she is but she’s the most gorgeous arachnid I’ve ever seen and would love to see more of her. (I think you said she’s a female but regardless) She’s a majestic queen with nothing to prove. She’s mysterious and captivating and entrances her prey with her beauty. She should have something that says all of this… In my humble opinion… 😂
nice one! didn't realize you have a mesomelas at your place :-) Next time feel free to ask for footage from nature, I have some more! If you don't mind, here is a link to a little video showing where we found a specimen next to a road. With your knowledge in reptiles & amphibians, I'm sure you can make a good home for a mesomelas with their high requirements for humidity. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-X01uqEv8rIY.htmlsi=div7X2J2Mcc1HqIl&t=428
Beware that clear acrylic discolors and begins to disintegrate in sunlight if kept that way in direct sunlight over time. It is also a heat barrier and traps in heat. So it's great for desert species, but colder weather animals should be kept in cooler areas away from direct sunlight. Tarantulas aren't going to be out there on the hot desert sand during the day. Not even solifugids (camel spiders) do that. So think about how much light you're using if you're trying to keep things dry for the desert species.
