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I just had to experience the horror that is every tarantula keepers worst nightmare, and yet escape the problem without any trouble.
All of my t's are kept in custom aquaria tanks, or the spiderlings and small juvies are kept in screw top containers. The excpetion being my large juvenile P. murinus (RCF), which is temporarily in one of those stackable plastic containers where part of the lid can be lifted up, while the rest remains fastened.
I just got back in from a meal out, walked in to my bedroom and turned the light on to see the lid was open on one side. I had clearly not clipped it down properly and it had opened up. My first thought was "oh sh*t...." but while walking over to the container i was trying to reassure myself with the knowledge that it rarely ever leaves its webbed side of the box. Alas, there was no orange spider!
Now i have just moved back from uni having finished my masters and haven't unpacked properly yet so my room is absolute tip, there is stuff everywhere all over the floor. It could have been absolutely anywhere. I started looking around the table where the container was hoping that it hadn't gone far yet, but again no sign. Now i was really starting to panic, of all my T's to escape, this was clearly not the one i would want escaping.
Just as i was contemplating how i was going to break the news to my family (who are far from keen on me keeping so many anyway) and start the process of moving everything out of my room item by item, i turned round and there it was on the wall above the door. It was the complete other end of the room from where its container was. It had been on a very long journey in just a 2 hour time frame. It was easily caught and is now back in its container. Until i can move it to a better tank, i have taped over the edges of the box.
I have always had the belief that you would have to be very careless to allow a tarantula to escape, and i have always been very strict with myself to prevent it ever happening. It just shows no matter how careful you are, these things can still happen. The only time in 6 years, and hopefully the last! Phew!
All of my t's are kept in custom aquaria tanks, or the spiderlings and small juvies are kept in screw top containers. The excpetion being my large juvenile P. murinus (RCF), which is temporarily in one of those stackable plastic containers where part of the lid can be lifted up, while the rest remains fastened.
I just got back in from a meal out, walked in to my bedroom and turned the light on to see the lid was open on one side. I had clearly not clipped it down properly and it had opened up. My first thought was "oh sh*t...." but while walking over to the container i was trying to reassure myself with the knowledge that it rarely ever leaves its webbed side of the box. Alas, there was no orange spider!
Now i have just moved back from uni having finished my masters and haven't unpacked properly yet so my room is absolute tip, there is stuff everywhere all over the floor. It could have been absolutely anywhere. I started looking around the table where the container was hoping that it hadn't gone far yet, but again no sign. Now i was really starting to panic, of all my T's to escape, this was clearly not the one i would want escaping.
Just as i was contemplating how i was going to break the news to my family (who are far from keen on me keeping so many anyway) and start the process of moving everything out of my room item by item, i turned round and there it was on the wall above the door. It was the complete other end of the room from where its container was. It had been on a very long journey in just a 2 hour time frame. It was easily caught and is now back in its container. Until i can move it to a better tank, i have taped over the edges of the box.
I have always had the belief that you would have to be very careless to allow a tarantula to escape, and i have always been very strict with myself to prevent it ever happening. It just shows no matter how careful you are, these things can still happen. The only time in 6 years, and hopefully the last! Phew!
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