tarantula set ups

[James Roberts]

can any1 please post sum pics of their setups to give me some ideas for mine

[Colin D Wilson]

Incubator for slings:


top 3 shelves arboreal large slings
mid 3 shelves large terrestrial / fossorial slings
bottom shelf scorpions


Top 2 shelves are poecilotheria
middle 2 are adult Aphonopelmas, Cyriopagapus and Psalmopeus
Bottom shelf mainly adult Grammostola


The large tubs on the floor have mainly adult paharybana and others are ready for species such as adult C andersoni

If you want close ups of any, no problems

[jason holland]

my avic versi's home. (he was in the tub inside when he was a s'ling... i just kept it all raedy for when he grows up)


and my smithi's home. (this has changed a bit now he's bigger - less foliage and bigger cork home on the left side)

[James Roberts]

cheers for the replys

how many tarantulas have you got colin?

the avicularia 1 is pretty cool on the other reply

[Nicola Dolby]

I like the setups. Just doing one myself today for a Haplopelma. Anyone know of a good, reasonably sized container/tank for burrowing species as I'm running out of floor space! (Basically I want to keep more but am looking for something a bit smaller than a 15" x 18" x 12" tank). I know Custom Aquaria are great but they don't deliver to my part of the world, sadly. Thanks

[Colin D Wilson]

how many tarantulas have you got colin?

At a rough count (including slings) around 650 now as i've sold (and donated to good causes) a fair few slings.
Probably 700+ with trues and scorps

[Colin D Wilson]

Nicola
The stackable plastic storage boxes are a good idea, the downside is that most are very opaque so seeing in is a problem, but they are cheap, come in all sizes, stackable for space saving and easy to ventilate etc.

[Phil Rea]

At a rough count (including slings) around 650 now as i've sold (and donated to good causes) a fair few slings.
Probably 700+ with trues and scorps

Must be enormous fun at feeding time mate

[Matthew Baines]

Must be enormous fun at feeding time mate

Bet it takes him all week!! Be like painting the forth bridge , by the time you finished you gotta start all over again

[Colin D Wilson]

YOU HAVE TO FEED THEM ???????? now you tell me !!!!!

[jason holland]

lol. id say (if i was gonna guess) he feeds them over a few days, doing say... a fith of them at a atime, or all one species one day one the next etc etc... although it wouldnt be species as im sure colin has more than 7 species lol..

[Mrs Linda Street]

Hi Colin, just to say, what an amazing collection of T's you have, we've only got 40, hopefully, 43 by the end of the week, and it takes us hours and hours to feed them by the time we have finished having a good look at each one. By the way did you see the clip we mentioned of L. Parahybana with her egg sac?

[Phil Rea]

YOU HAVE TO FEED THEM ???????? now you tell me !!!!!

Open the lids, throw in a couple of shovelfuls of crickets, and slam the door. Should work

Seriously though, very nice set up you've got there Colin

[Colin D Wilson]

Seriously though, very nice set up you've got there Colin

Thanks Phil


Linda, i had a look for the video you mentioned, even using the search function i couldn't find a video....maybe i was having a "man moment"
Have you got a direct link ??

[James Box]

amazing use of space for those numbers Colin. you should teach a class!