Blueandbluer
Arachnobaron
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- Mar 17, 2015
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I don't really "get" the argument against keeping spiders in larger enclosures. I mean, sure, if you're one of those people with a huge collection it's only sensible to maximize your space. But if you have a collection of fewer than 10 spiders, why can't you be a little more liberal with the space?
The argument I hear most is that the spider won't be able to find its water or its prey. The first of those is easy... Just put the dish near where the spider tends to settle, typically near its hide, burrow, etc. as for finding the food... They manage to survive in the wild, which is a lot bigger than any enclosure I've seen.
In fact, my own experience points to the opposite. I moved The Luggage to a new enclosure this weekend, out of her deli cup into a plastic tank. Having fed her a couple crickets, I feel like her hunting is a lot better as she has more space to manoever. She took each of the crickets I gave her down in one leap (I'm so proud!).
Plus, I no longer feel like she could escape in one dash when I have her lid off, and I don't destroy a bunch of her webbing every time I have to open up for feeding and maintenance. I really hate deli cups. I realize they're handy but the violent jarring of opening that lid, plus the constant concern of a freedom dash really puts a damper on my appreciation of them as enclosures.
Is there some other reason I'm missing on why smaller enclosures are preferable?
The argument I hear most is that the spider won't be able to find its water or its prey. The first of those is easy... Just put the dish near where the spider tends to settle, typically near its hide, burrow, etc. as for finding the food... They manage to survive in the wild, which is a lot bigger than any enclosure I've seen.
In fact, my own experience points to the opposite. I moved The Luggage to a new enclosure this weekend, out of her deli cup into a plastic tank. Having fed her a couple crickets, I feel like her hunting is a lot better as she has more space to manoever. She took each of the crickets I gave her down in one leap (I'm so proud!).
Plus, I no longer feel like she could escape in one dash when I have her lid off, and I don't destroy a bunch of her webbing every time I have to open up for feeding and maintenance. I really hate deli cups. I realize they're handy but the violent jarring of opening that lid, plus the constant concern of a freedom dash really puts a damper on my appreciation of them as enclosures.
Is there some other reason I'm missing on why smaller enclosures are preferable?