Large Enclosure - Feedback

Hello all!

I'm looking for some constructive feedback on my latest project: this is a 29G tall and will eventually house a communal H. incei group. Any experienced members have any feedback on the tank? Sufficient cover/hides? Other thoughts? Obviously if everything goes as well as I'm hoping, future re-landscaping will be nearly impossible, so I'd like to get everything as it should be before introducing slings. The top hasn't been installed yet but is comprised of a section of cross-stitch hobby mesh (1/8") and a large glass door with a silicone hinge.

Thanks everyone!

If those leaves are real that's just asking for problems

tweakz said:

If those leaves are real that's just asking for problems

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Depends on the leaves. If he grabbed them from a yard I agree. I use leaf litter for all of my terrariums, that along with decent controlled and cb microfauna keeps my tanks happy.

Firstly, I'm a female Secondly, I added springtails as well so the leaves breaking down has not been an issue--at this size, the slings are using the leaves as hides and seem to like them. What I was really concerned about was whether or not raising several small slings in such a large enclosure would be successful, i.e. would I be able to keep track of them and make sure they were each fed and watered? Turns out they didn't venture far from where I originally released them and this species has a tendency to make its presence known with quite a bit of webbing anyway, so monitoring has been very easy. Thanks for the feedback!

Disquiet said:

this species has a tendency to make its presence known with quite a bit of webbing anyway, so monitoring has been very easy. Thanks for the feedback!

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No different to the big outdoors where they're from. Anyone saying "oh they can't find food" is making it up, have they actually experienced that or just read it on a forum. They will be fine and i'm sure they'll appreciate the extra space eventually.

Bipolar Spider said:

No different to the big outdoors where they're from. Anyone saying "oh they can't find food" is making it up, have they actually experienced that or just read it on a forum. They will be fine and i'm sure they'll appreciate the extra space eventually.

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I totally agree! In nature they'd expand on one single burrow throughout their life, never venturing more than a few yards away--after seeing the good results here, I'm thinking it might be interesting to start a sling in a 10 gallon right from the get-go and see what happens.

How many slings do you have in there? I once considered a communal and decided against it. Might have to revisit...[emoji6]

Medusa said:

How many slings do you have in there? I once considered a communal and decided against it. Might have to revisit...[emoji6]

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I have six in here and two kept separately as "backups." Hopefully I won't need them Even individually this is a great species to keep, very fun to observe!