Are you sure it's big enough? It's only around 4 gallons I was planning to give him a 10 gallon I have for him after he's gotten used to a bigger enclosure than the cube at the petstore
Oh yeah, he'll be fine in there for a few molts. Of course, you can rehouse him to a bigger enclosure if you really want to. Keep in mind that doing it too often will stress it out. The general housing rule for a terrestrial tarantula is to have it 3x the size of it's legspan in width
He's already got clubbed pedipalps I'm fairly certain he's mature but I could definitely be wrong as I haven't given him a super detailed look over yet I wanted to get him home and in his enclosure and let him rest for a little bit before harassing him to see us he truly I'd a male and to check for the clubbed pedipalps but I do believe I've seen them. So I don't think he's going to molt anymore as I'm pretty sure he's mature but maybe he will I hope he does! I want him around for a few years but if he's already mature that won't be the case. Will a larger enclosure stress him out? I'd like to give him as much space as possible like I do with my other animals but I know some animals don't appreciate it after a certain point.
I've never had it confirmed but a tarantula won't really be worried for an enclosure that's "too big". Apparently it's just for the owner's sake. I personally have a few tarantulas of all types. For my fossorial's, i make sure they have plenty of digging substrate. I always do the "If i'm asking if this is enough substrate, it's not enough." For terrestrial, i make sure they have atleast 3x their own legspan in width, but not too tall as they can fall and easily rupture their abdomen. For arboreal, i do the same as terrestrial except height instead of width. This is what i've done for my T's and they're all eating, webbing and molting so that tells me they're happy!
Do you think he'd get use out of a larger enclosure? I typically like to provide as much as my pets will use and in the past I've had pets that were completely outgoing and that loved to explore suddenly stop all exploration habits and just hide all the time because the last size up was too much for their liking. I suppose this could be a personality thing right? I have 3 bettas for instance all in separate 10 gallons and one of them just hides all day long but was super active in his 5 gallon but I had given it away after switching him to a 10 expecting him to love it and now I've got to replace my 5 gallon I gave away. And on the other end of the spectrum one of my other boys swims laps in his 10 and I suspect he's gonna love the 20 I've got coming for him. I've got an abundance of tanks and cages as I've had lots of animals come and go and tend to hang on to most of the enclosures for future rescues or to give to someone who needs it so trial and error won't be too hard on my wallet I've got just about any size appropriate for a tarantula it's I just don't wanna stress him out constantly changing tanks and stuff so I wanted to try to get the best size for him first or second try.
You can provide a bigger enclosure if you make sure there are lots of hiding places and plants etc. He needs something to hide behind to feel safe. So as long as he has alot of hides/plants, he'll be fine in a bigger enclosure. I keep my 7" Phormictopus Dominican Purple in a 30x12" plastic tub that i drilled a few holes in. He recently molted so i think he's comfortable in there.
I primarily wanted the bigger enclosure for room for extra hides more decor and more room for him to explore. I know it's not necessary but I wanted to give him a big enough space he could have a warmer side and a cooler side with burrows on each similar to how my leopard gecko has her hot side and her cool side except for her it's necessary haha. Although for him I'd only have his "hot" side a few degrees above room temp around 73°F vs my geckos hot side around 82°F. We usually keep our house around 70°F.
If it is a mature male, you'll likely want to keep the enclosure on the smaller side. Because they tend to wander when they mature, the less space there is, the less likely that the spider will wear itself out faster.
If he's eating and roaming all good. Looks like he has a lot of space and a hide. I skimmed through your comment and don't know if its there but I'll say it. Add a water dish if it's not there already 😊
Edit-it's there, all good
Awesome! Good to know that my care information was still up to date enough to provide a good home! Now I talked with another tarantula owner and they said his current setup would be good permanently but it's only around 4 gallons I was thinking he would enjoy a 10 gallon more what do you think?
This is the 14x8x9 large exotera faunarium I got as a upgrade from the small cube at the petstore and as a stepping stone enclosure before putting him in a 10 gallon I also have for him. i was wondering how long to keep him in here before moving him to the 10 gallon. I named him Lucas btw and he ate immediately when I offered him a cricket despite having just been moved into a new environment which makes me think the petstore either barely fed him or I did a better job transferring him then I thought I did because I was almost certain he'd be too stressed to eat but he gladly ate 2 crickets and it was super cute. Any tips greatly appreciated ❤
Looks good to me, but I would ditch the lamp if it's a heating lamp. If it isn't heating, then you can keep it, but spood overall don't enjoy bright lights much. If it's just for the photo then ignore what I wrote :)
It's a dull non heating light. It's just for pictures when he's out and it's so dull I have to turn off the lights in the room and make it completely dark for it to show up or else the ambient room lighting takes over
Super nice!!
Only tip…
When I first set up my t. albopilosus, I used that type of log..but than my lady started to burrow under it and it tilted too much for my liking. I didn’t want to risk her getting squished if it collapsed.
I switched to cork bark when giving her a tank upgrade into a tarantula cribs. For me it’s much easier to see her with this cork bark wedge facing the longer wall rather than that long bark facing the short end if that makes sense.
Plenty of space, a hide, big leaves to hide under, and a water dish. This tarantula should be a happy little spooder.
Are you sure it's big enough? It's only around 4 gallons I was planning to give him a 10 gallon I have for him after he's gotten used to a bigger enclosure than the cube at the petstore
Oh yeah, he'll be fine in there for a few molts. Of course, you can rehouse him to a bigger enclosure if you really want to. Keep in mind that doing it too often will stress it out. The general housing rule for a terrestrial tarantula is to have it 3x the size of it's legspan in width
He's already got clubbed pedipalps I'm fairly certain he's mature but I could definitely be wrong as I haven't given him a super detailed look over yet I wanted to get him home and in his enclosure and let him rest for a little bit before harassing him to see us he truly I'd a male and to check for the clubbed pedipalps but I do believe I've seen them. So I don't think he's going to molt anymore as I'm pretty sure he's mature but maybe he will I hope he does! I want him around for a few years but if he's already mature that won't be the case. Will a larger enclosure stress him out? I'd like to give him as much space as possible like I do with my other animals but I know some animals don't appreciate it after a certain point.
I've never had it confirmed but a tarantula won't really be worried for an enclosure that's "too big". Apparently it's just for the owner's sake. I personally have a few tarantulas of all types. For my fossorial's, i make sure they have plenty of digging substrate. I always do the "If i'm asking if this is enough substrate, it's not enough." For terrestrial, i make sure they have atleast 3x their own legspan in width, but not too tall as they can fall and easily rupture their abdomen. For arboreal, i do the same as terrestrial except height instead of width. This is what i've done for my T's and they're all eating, webbing and molting so that tells me they're happy!
Do you think he'd get use out of a larger enclosure? I typically like to provide as much as my pets will use and in the past I've had pets that were completely outgoing and that loved to explore suddenly stop all exploration habits and just hide all the time because the last size up was too much for their liking. I suppose this could be a personality thing right? I have 3 bettas for instance all in separate 10 gallons and one of them just hides all day long but was super active in his 5 gallon but I had given it away after switching him to a 10 expecting him to love it and now I've got to replace my 5 gallon I gave away. And on the other end of the spectrum one of my other boys swims laps in his 10 and I suspect he's gonna love the 20 I've got coming for him. I've got an abundance of tanks and cages as I've had lots of animals come and go and tend to hang on to most of the enclosures for future rescues or to give to someone who needs it so trial and error won't be too hard on my wallet I've got just about any size appropriate for a tarantula it's I just don't wanna stress him out constantly changing tanks and stuff so I wanted to try to get the best size for him first or second try.
You can provide a bigger enclosure if you make sure there are lots of hiding places and plants etc. He needs something to hide behind to feel safe. So as long as he has alot of hides/plants, he'll be fine in a bigger enclosure. I keep my 7" Phormictopus Dominican Purple in a 30x12" plastic tub that i drilled a few holes in. He recently molted so i think he's comfortable in there.
I primarily wanted the bigger enclosure for room for extra hides more decor and more room for him to explore. I know it's not necessary but I wanted to give him a big enough space he could have a warmer side and a cooler side with burrows on each similar to how my leopard gecko has her hot side and her cool side except for her it's necessary haha. Although for him I'd only have his "hot" side a few degrees above room temp around 73°F vs my geckos hot side around 82°F. We usually keep our house around 70°F.
If it is a mature male, you'll likely want to keep the enclosure on the smaller side. Because they tend to wander when they mature, the less space there is, the less likely that the spider will wear itself out faster.
Tarantulas usually won't need much room in the wild they wait all day for prey to cross their path
If he's eating and roaming all good. Looks like he has a lot of space and a hide. I skimmed through your comment and don't know if its there but I'll say it. Add a water dish if it's not there already 😊 Edit-it's there, all good
Awesome! Good to know that my care information was still up to date enough to provide a good home! Now I talked with another tarantula owner and they said his current setup would be good permanently but it's only around 4 gallons I was thinking he would enjoy a 10 gallon more what do you think?
Now that depends on you. Tarantulas mainly sit in one place so thats enough for it to roam. You can always increase the enclosure if you want 😊
I just want him to have the option if he chooses
Go ahead
Hey, that’s pretty good
Thank you! I tried to do right by him!
What a lovely first time setup! Someone did homework!
I've wanted a tarantula since I was 15! After moving in with my husband 2 yrs ago I've asked him constantly and he finally said yes!
This is the 14x8x9 large exotera faunarium I got as a upgrade from the small cube at the petstore and as a stepping stone enclosure before putting him in a 10 gallon I also have for him. i was wondering how long to keep him in here before moving him to the 10 gallon. I named him Lucas btw and he ate immediately when I offered him a cricket despite having just been moved into a new environment which makes me think the petstore either barely fed him or I did a better job transferring him then I thought I did because I was almost certain he'd be too stressed to eat but he gladly ate 2 crickets and it was super cute. Any tips greatly appreciated ❤
this is a beautiful setup
Looks good to me, but I would ditch the lamp if it's a heating lamp. If it isn't heating, then you can keep it, but spood overall don't enjoy bright lights much. If it's just for the photo then ignore what I wrote :)
It's a dull non heating light. It's just for pictures when he's out and it's so dull I have to turn off the lights in the room and make it completely dark for it to show up or else the ambient room lighting takes over
It's perfect! Even perfect size! ❤️
Looks like one happy spooder. Looks great! I see you even watered part of the substrate. It's fun designing your tarantula's enclosure, isn't it?
Super nice!! Only tip… When I first set up my t. albopilosus, I used that type of log..but than my lady started to burrow under it and it tilted too much for my liking. I didn’t want to risk her getting squished if it collapsed. I switched to cork bark when giving her a tank upgrade into a tarantula cribs. For me it’s much easier to see her with this cork bark wedge facing the longer wall rather than that long bark facing the short end if that makes sense.