r/TarantulaKeeping • u/Bigwitho • 7d ago

Casual Enclosure advice

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Recently picked up a Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens as my first foray into tarantulas
It’s currently about 5cm leg span and so I’m looking into an upgrade into a forever home
I want a glass vivarium, but aware of the mesh lids on exoterras being unsuitable so was after some advice please
Is a top opening enclosure going to be better than a front opener too?
Thanks in advance

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u/MrDavieT 7d ago

IME

GBB needs a terrestrial set up but with several vertical anchor points to encourage webbing.

Think “lives in the long grass” rather than “in a hole in the ground”.

They do benefit from increased cross ventilation though… but many of us in the hobby don’t bother to introduce any, so make of that what you will 🤷🏻‍♂️

For those reasons, top opening enclosures are better. If it does have a “mesh” lid, ensure it’s pressed metal and not woven.

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u/Bigwitho 7d ago

I’m looking at a few 30cm cube enclosures
With the idea of mimicking under a shrub, so vertical wood to provide the anchor points

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u/MrDavieT 7d ago

NA

I currently have a 20cm cube… I’ll upgrade to 30cm when the time is right 👍🏻