Question abour using cardboard for hide

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GodMachine

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I just wanted to make sure that i could use cardboard with my T's. I want to know if there is any chemical additives to cardboard that might poison my babies lol? i planned to fold the cardboard and press it into the organice potting soil im using with the open side facing the side of the enclosure to make a stable hide for my 1/2 inch C. darlingi and H. maculata any info on this would be very useful to me and greatly apprectiated!
 
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do not use cardboard. bad idea. go to walmart or target or wherever and buy a plastic container. it will save you the headache of chasing a T through your house some morning before work. lol
 
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iaminside said:
do not use cardboard. bad idea. go to walmart or target or wherever and buy a plastic container. it will save you the headache of chasing a T through your house some morning before work. lol
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I think the OP was talking about using the cardboard as a hide inside a plastic or glass enclosure, not using cardboard as an enclosure.
 
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GodMachine said:
I just wanted to make sure that i could use cardboard with my T's. I want to know if there is any chemical additives to cardboard that might poison my babies lol? i planned to fold the cardboard and press it into the organice potting soil im using with the open side facing the side of the enclosure to make a stable hide for my 1/2 inch C. darlingi and H. maculata any info on this would be very useful to me and greatly apprectiated!
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Cardboard will work quite well as a hide. However don't be surprised if the tarantula decides to chew it to pieces.
 
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Ivymike1973 said:
I think the OP was talking about using the cardboard as a hide inside a plastic or glass enclosure, not using cardboard as an enclosure.
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my bad. in any case still a bad idea imo. an type of paper product is just a bad idea.
 
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Slings need moisture. Moisture on cardboard will create mold. I would not use that. Go to petsmart and buy a 4 dollar piece of cork bark that they sell for hermit crabs and just break pieces off of that.
 
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Yep. Cardboard is going to mold. I also suggest cork bark. In my experience, that stuff never molds.
 
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Shrike said:
Yep. Cardboard is going to mold. I also suggest cork bark. In my experience, that stuff never molds.
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I actually have a thin piece of cork bark that's in my B. jacksoni's container that has a thin fuzzy look that covers a silver dollar size area. I rinsed it off but it grew back. The enclosure isn't very humid and I have plenty of ventilation on it. It's on the under side of the bark that's lying at a 45 degree angle. Makes me a little nervous although everything I've read and seen suggests that a small amount of mold is not detrimental to the health of the arachnid. Weird though.
 
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I've (temporarily) used one in a completely dry G. rosea tank with no problem, but I would not use one in any setup with any moisture in the substrate.
 
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I had a male that was trying to chew out of his acrylic box. I gave him a cardboard flower pot and let him mangle that instead. He tore it into several pieces, but he stopped fanging his cage. I removed the bits later each time I opened his box to feed.

Marga
 
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