Arboreal tarantula homemade enclosure ideas

[ethanblaze1017]

Hi there! I'm new to the tarantula world, and I have a few questions. I have an A. Vericolor, a p. Irmina, and an OBT. Does anyone else on the forum keep or breed arboreal tarantulas? I'd love to see pictures of your enclosures, or read descriptions of them, or hear some of your ideas. You guys get really creative sometimes! So I figured that I'd give this topic a shot!

 

[Ranitomeya]

I keep most of my sling, juvenile, and male arboreals in 32 oz deli cups with vented lids for easy maintenance and to save space, but I usually keep adult females in larger containers that hold at least 2 gallons of volume. I haven't had any adult females in a while since all my most recent purchases have proven to be males, but a simple, well-ventilated enclosure with some substrate to hold moisture and increase humidity, a water bowl, and a long piece of cork bark resting against the side of the glass or a cork tube works well. You can include living or fake plants, but your arboreals will most likely web all over it and kill your living plants and obscure your fake ones.

The simplest enclosures tend to be easiest to maintain and cluttered enclosures make it more difficult to feed the the tarantulas by giving their prey more spaces to hide in. This could be dangerous if you're using prey items that can then turn on your tarantula when it's molting or recently molted.

 

[ethanblaze1017]

Thanks so much for the detailed advice!

 

[khabirun]

Hi there, It's literally been 5 years since I last posted on this forum and your post has attracted me to post again cause I'm into tarantulas now haha. Well here you go this is my arboreal setup.



P.S.

Hi old timers. I hope you haven't forgotten about me. Also apologies for the big size of this picture.

 

[CosbyArt]

Hi there, It's literally been 5 years since I last posted on this forum and your post has attracted me to post again cause I'm into tarantulas now haha. Well here you go this is my arboreal setup.

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P.S.

Hi old timers. I hope you haven't forgotten about me. Also apologies for the big size of this picture.

At least your back It's nice to know you can always come back, even if some faces change.

That is a sweet acrylic tank! I like the setup too, nice and simple, and reminds me of a volcano. Can't say I've seen a volcano setup before for anything.

 

[Tonypace2009]

This is a Aquaview 360 3 gallon from wallmart drilled for cross ventilation used to house my versicolor now houses my avic avic. under $30 for enclosure. I even sometimes use included led lights in top.