new display tank for my sling

[Andy Jury]

made a display tank for 1 of my slings today but can't decide what to put in it. the pictures didnt turn out great as i found it difficult to get descent lighting on the vase, (i'm new to this photography lark)




its a toss up between a 1 inch C. cyaneopubescens or an E.pulcherrimaklaasi of the same size, my other slings would be far too small for this size of vase. I'm kind of leaning towards the E.pulcherrimaklaasi as the GBB will web the whole enclosure.

[Kate Arbon]

Looks nice but what are you going to use as a lid?

[Peter Roach]

I'm thinking of all the places where crickets can hide or climb out of reach.

[Louise~Nichols]

Looks nice but what are you going to use as a lid?

Yup..the lid issue has got me curious too!
How about a nice pokie sling...it would look lovely in there with a piece of cork bark.

[Peter Roach]

Looks like a flower vase to me though ....

[Andrew Ferguson]

...........Hmmmm......don't shoot me down here, but.....I think it looks nice as it is without a tarantula in it!!!

Please forgive me, my head is in decorating mode at the moment. I'll be back to normal soon.

[Andy Jury]

it is indeed a flower vase, i have made a lid out of teak wood, please refer to the thread 'is mdf safe'. and as for the crickets, i do not worry about them, I have total confidance in a Tarantulas ability to catch and kill its prey. if it does find somewhere to hide it will inevitably have to come out to look for food or water, although i think it will be seized as soon as it touches the substrate.


EDIT: i didnt post the pic with the lid before for lighting reasons, as i had to light it from above to get a good shot

[jason holland]

quite an interesting idea

[Peter Roach]

I have total confidance in a Tarantulas ability to catch and kill its prey. if it does find somewhere to hide it will inevitably have to come out to look for food or water

How about when the sling is helpless when molting ?
Ever had a sling killed by a hidden cricket ?
Plenty of people have.
Your sling, your decision.

[Nicola Dolby]

Firstly I wouldn't put a Green Bottle Blue in there because no matter how beautiful they are all you'll see after a couple of weeks will be a vase full of web. You could try alternative food such as meal worms to avoid the "hidden cricket" problem but my concern again is the lid. Anyway I agree with Andrew, it looks good enough without the spider!!

[Peter Lacey]

Tarantula are opportunist feeders, quite often they'll sit and wait for the food to come to them. I've certainly got more than a few lazy Ts.
As Louise suggests, a Pokie or other arboreal might make a good choice as you have height rather than floor space. Your T will be climbing the glass so you should make sure when it falls it doesn't injure itself - the rule of no more a fall than twice its legspan comes to mind.
You should also consider ventilation as there doesn't seem to be any, that will encourage stagnant air, condensation, mould and possible death of your T. You might want to consider a mesh lid instead, secured with a piece of elastic.
GBBs can be semi arboreal, they're beautiful, a little skittish and do love a web however you may find it sits on top of the web so if you admire the beauty of the web this might make a good choice. Moist substrate whilst its a sling moving to dry once its grown to 2".

[Andy Jury]

I appreciate your concern but there is more than enough ventilation. I have a three inch in diameter hole with a wire mesh insert, thanks for the begginers info on my GBB, but as my post is not 'how do i look after a GBB' you can assume i already know. thanks again

[James Box]

Peter R, i've had animals fall prey to crickets before, i know what you're talking about
i think mealworms etc also do the same.
maggots may be safe, though...

i love the webbing GBB's do!