Moved slings, are these enclosures good?

VickyChaiTea · Oct 20, 2014

I'm just a little worried that I didn't put enough substrate in them and the little ones might climb/fall. What do you guys think? Any changes I should make? Any glaring problems I don't see?

These are the new enclosures. I used leftover containers I used for my hatchling crested geckos. Far left is for the smallest G. pulchripes, center is for the larger G. pulchripes, and the right is for the B. albopilosum. (it's filled much more with coir)

These are the old enclosures, used sorbet containers.

Little G. pulchripes

My second, slightly smaller G. pulchripes

And my little B. albopilosum

Poec54 · Oct 20, 2014

Definitely more substrate. They WILL climb and fall. Look at the distance between the top of the cage and the substrate; could a fall from there on the cork or water bowl rupture the abdomen? There's you answer.

VickyChaiTea · Oct 20, 2014

Thank you! I'm glad I asked. I'll fill them up ASAP.

SuzukiSwift · Oct 20, 2014

I agree, at that size they will tend to wander and explore more often than larger specimens so they will eventually start hanging out high up the wall at some points, a fall could kill them or injure them. A good judge of distance is make sure there is only 1X (or maybe even 1.5X) the Ts legspan between the surface of the substrate and the top of the enclosure. Slings of many species like to burrow also so this would also give them the opportunity to do that

VickyChaiTea · Oct 20, 2014

SuzukiSwift said:
I agree, at that size they will tend to wander and explore more often than larger specimens so they will eventually start hanging out high up the wall at some points, a fall could kill them or injure them. A good judge of distance is make sure there is only 1X (or maybe even 1.5X) the Ts legspan between the surface of the substrate and the top of the enclosure. Slings of many species like to burrow also so this would also give them the opportunity to do that

Thank you! Yeah the curly hair has a few good inches of substrate. Of course I'm going to add more, but I'll make sure he has enough for some good digging!

SuzukiSwift · Oct 20, 2014

VickyChaiTea said:
Thank you! Yeah the curly hair has a few good inches of substrate. Of course I'm going to add more, but I'll make sure he has enough for some good digging!

Sounds fantastic! I look forward to seeing the end result =)

Medusa · Oct 20, 2014

I really like to use the sorbet containers for enclosures. And I like the salted caramel flavor, too! [emoji6]

DVMT · Oct 20, 2014

Small water dish wouldn't hurt and maybe a hide of some sort.

cold blood · Oct 20, 2014

Medusa said:
I really like to use the sorbet containers for enclosures. And I like the salted caramel flavor, too! [emoji6]

I'm a big fan of Talenti containers, I've raised several in them....super duper tasty gelato, too.:wink: If you can find it blood orange flavor is unbelievable.

Storm76 · Oct 21, 2014

cold blood said:
I'm a big fan of Talenti containers, I've raised several in them....super duper tasty gelato, too.:wink: If you can find it blood orange flavor is unbelievable.

...wished I had that sp. over here

Drache · Oct 21, 2014

Medusa said:
I really like to use the sorbet containers for enclosures. And I like the salted caramel flavor, too! [emoji6]

cold blood said:
I'm a big fan of Talenti containers, I've raised several in them....super duper tasty gelato, too.:wink: If you can find it blood orange flavor is unbelievable.

thanks - adding it to the shopping list

Ultum4Spiderz · Oct 22, 2014

SuzukiSwift said:
I agree, at that size they will tend to wander and explore more often than larger specimens so they will eventually start hanging out high up the wall at some points, a fall could kill them or injure them. A good judge of distance is make sure there is only 1X (or maybe even 1.5X) the Ts legspan between the surface of the substrate and the top of the enclosure. Slings of many species like to burrow also so this would also give them the opportunity to do that

Yeah Some Ts love burrowing none of my big terrestrials do though.

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