New Enclosures + Experimenting W/ Live Plants

My B. smithi was in a kritter keeper, but I got tired of the look and like tubs way more for my T's. So I rode my longboard over to Big Lots for a 6qt tub and also went to Petsmart for a couple live plants, coco husk, and crickets for the T's.

Anyways, I drilled some holes around the tub and designed the tub a little bit to make it look nicer. My B. smithi even ate instantly after offering a cricket. Here's the result of the tub:
http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/t...0308-00489.jpg
Not sure if this is noticeable, but in the photo he's eating a cricket :).
http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/t...0308-00491.jpg

So after looking at some T enclosures with live plants, I decided to experiment with it a little bit. So far I think it looks really good, plus my A. avicularia seems to love the longer plants.. Just tonight he had both crickets I put in his enclosure stuffed on his fangs LOL. I layed the kritter keeper on the shorter side and it worked out pretty well.
http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/t...0308-00494.jpg
http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/t...0308-00493.jpg

I just love how he becomes accustomed to his new enclosures so easily, and eats like a champ. Thanks for looking!

Awwwww! Makes me want to get a spider

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Originally Posted by alopez700

Awwwww! Makes me want to get a spider

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They are definitely cool pets :)

So do Ts spin webs to catch prey or do captive Ts even bother? and also where do they get there water? Little bowl ? or just moisture from the enclosure?

Sorry just really curious

=D cool spider

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Originally Posted by Shirkan

So do Ts spin webs to catch prey or do captive Ts even bother? and also where do they get there water? Little bowl ? or just moisture from the enclosure?

Sorry just really curious

=D cool spider

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It's all good! Yeah all T's normally spin webs, some might make their entire enclosure a whole web and others might even just make smaller webs. As far as I've noticed, all my T's go right to attacking the prey and just eat it right there. Sometimes they might spin the rest of the remains in a small web.

When T's are spiderlings under 2-3 inches they don't require a water dish since they can drown in it. How they get their water is from doing a light mist a couple times a week. Once T's get about 2-3 inches most will drink out of a bottle cap comfortably.

Thank you!:)

Nah, can't get one my mom would never sleep. Already having a hard time keeping the 4 snakes on the low with my home made i've been building, which i told her i'm building home made solar panels (which i am in the works of)

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Originally Posted by alopez700

Nah, can't get one my mom would never sleep. Already having a hard time keeping the 4 snakes on the low with my home made i've been building, which i told her i'm building home made solar panels (which i am in the works of)

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Yeah I definitely see what you mean. My aunt never comes upstairs in my house anymore just because of my tarantulas :rofl:. But some people just have fears we all gotta respect which is no prob:).

Going to say this once again like every other thread
YOU ARE CRAZY LOL

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Originally Posted by BuckeyeBalls

Going to say this once again like every other thread
YOU ARE CRAZY LOL

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LOL, well at least being crazy doesn't make me scared to own these awesome arachnids. It is truly a cool experience.

Just wait, I'll have another thread hopefully tomorrow of a new T, and probably another thread next week of two more new T's LOL.:D

Very cool setup that you have for the T. I am sooooooooo afraid of spiders! They are beautiful yet very creepy. I am always afraid of being bitten by a spider.

That is quite cool! Nice job, I have been giving thought to a bioactive enclosure for one of my snakes but just haven't had the time to try yet. Maybe I'll get a T and start on a small scale... ooo but I really hate crix.

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Originally Posted by ballpythonluvr

Very cool setup that you have for the T. I am sooooooooo afraid of spiders! They are beautiful yet very creepy. I am always afraid of being bitten by a spider.

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Thank you!! Oh I'm a little frightened to get bit too LOL, especially from snakes too! Even though I've already been bitten several times before.

Tarantulas definitely are something a lot of people don't like. Most people seem to be more afraid of T's than snakes. They're really cool critters though, I'm in a total T-addiction right now LOL.:rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by kitedemon

That is quite cool! Nice job, I have been giving thought to a bioactive enclosure for one of my snakes but just haven't had the time to try yet. Maybe I'll get a T and start on a small scale... ooo but I really hate crix.

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Thank you:)!!

Yeah T's are way cool, and you can make the enclosure look natural or however you want. If you'd really want a T, try looking into the ones that stay more out in the open rather than burrow/hide away most of the time.

Crix are a little weird, took me a little time to get used to the huge fat ones. I used to freak out when one would crawl up my arm :rofl:. It just takes a little time getting used to, you also may never even need to touch one. All I do is pick out a cricket with my tongs and feed them to the tarantulas, so no touching involved really.:P