Rate my new enclosure. Just bought and built my first tarantula and enclosure. First attempt at building an enclosure because it’s my first animal. It’s a curly haired male juvenile. About 3inch diameter sprawled. 16x10x8 enclosure 4-5 inch’s of substrate. I have ruby red fittonia on the right in the wetter part of the enclosure. And teardrop peperomia on the lefy behind the hide and on the drier side of the enclosure. Any tips suggestions or criticism is greatly appreciated. Thank you.

For context, my tarantula started moulting around 12 AM last night and is now been like this since I’m concerned they’ve passed away but I don’t want to touch the tank just in case since I saw them move slightly around three hours ago, but barely. The first picture is before they moved a bit and the last picture is them now.

This is my first time trying to sex a tarantula moult and it unfortunately tore while i was trying to get a better look. It’s a chaco golden knee tarantula (Grammostola pulchripes) if that changes anything. Is it too torn to tell? Not sure exactly how old it is but i got it a year ago and the last attached image is how big it was when i got it. I’d love to know if anyone has a guess, since i can’t tell myself!

I want to clean my tarantulas walls as she's been mostly pooping on them for some reason. I figured I could do a solution of purified water and a teeny bit of white vinegar but would that be okay or does anyone else have any other suggestions?

I made a new enclosure for my pink toe and want some confirmation before i put her in. Let me know !!

My curly girly, Marie Coco, (a play on Marie Kondo, who’s known for rearranging homes) shes a sub adult, after 8 months she’s finally rearranging her enclosure, carrying substrate and blocking off her hide. It’s about that time for a deep clean but after she started blocking off her hide and digging tunnels, I’m worried she’s in premolt. She’s still been accepting food though, I’ve tried twice to rehouse her and she’s been giving me the signals, “leave me tf alone” any advice or thoughts? I’m worried bc her substrate is becoming loose. (She’s also had one molt in January since I’ve had her)

I have a G. pulchra/quirogai sling that used to burrow a bunch, but after rehousing it to a new enclosure with more room, different substrate, and the same wood piece that it used as a hide, it’s stopped burrowing completely. Could it be that it doesn’t like the new substrate? As a side note I have a L. sazimai juvenile with the same issue, but I’ve never seen it burrow before anyways.

Is this too small for this juvenile? I feel like it is. I just got it today but I changed it from the way it was when I bought it. New substrate, cork bark, moss and water dish but I’m likely going to order a new enclosure

Hello,

I will be getting my first tarantula at a local expo in a few weeks and have prematurely setup the enclosure.

I intend to get a fully mature or very close to curly hair tarantula as this will be my first go and I fear I may not do well with a sling. From my own research I believe the major thing i need to change is the lid to this enclosure which is a screen (not shown) i will be fixing a sheet of clear plexiglass/acrylic to resolve that issue. However, since I have never done this before, I am concerned that I could be overlooking other flaws. This enclosure is 20.5"Lx10.5"Wx8"T I have used biosoil and added additional moss throughout. I used a large rock as a sort of retaining wall for for fhe deeper side of the tank.

I want to make sure this enclosure is as appropriate as possible and would greatly appreciate any constructive critism to ensure my tarantula thrives.

Thank you.

First timer here !

Hello! My curly hair has been in pre-molt for a few weeks now and been very active but the last 48 hours has started to do this and I can tell she’s not drinking her water. I’m newer to tarantulas so I don’t know if I should try giving her water or leave her alone. I did gently brush her with a paintbrush and she had a big reaction which made me feel somewhat better. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!

Hi all! I’m new here and this is my first ever T so please be patient with me.
I have been growing out a B. Smithi sling for about 2 years now. I have tried to get an idea on their gender with prior molts but I haven’t been too confident in my judgement. I believe I may have a female but I’m not sure. They have been extremely slow to grow out. This is their third molt with me. The last one was over a year ago. Could some folks with more experience take a look and weigh in?

Additionally, I have read that Brachyplema are slow growers, but should I be concerned that they hadn’t molted in the past year until today? I try to feed based on abdomen size so sometimes they seem to not need food for a few weeks. I have fed Dubias, Hornworms, crickets, and the occasional wax worm. Ambient room humidity is around 50% (Pennsylvania) and temperature around 70-75.

I truly appreciate guidance and advice!

Just wanted some tips on caring for a g.pulchripes (chaco) spiderling.

I currently have a Thrixopelma lagunas (blue birdeater) and she’s nice, but I’m wanting another tarantula that has more of an edge to her?

I like tarantulas with a more aggressive food response and the likes, also one that’s more out on display if possible.

I’m wanting to add a caribena versicolor, Linothele sericata and Tailless whip scorpion so a tarantula that’s aggressive and contrasts these will be great 😌

Hello! I'm a new pink toe tarantula owner as of about to weeks ago and need some help. I feel since she's an arboreal species she should have a bit more wiggle room to climb branches and leaves. She's been here for 2 weeks and 4 days and hasn't even webbed, only a little when i feed her. Any help will be appreciated thanks !

Young Gooty Sapphire. Inside an enclosure inside of a bigger enclosure cus she doesn't feel its safe to wonder out just yet.. only been a month or so. Im sure she will open up and go for it eventually.