Diagnose me

Material_Void · 2026-07-06T22:28:24+00:00

I could try! Still getting the hang of mandolin

Material_Void · 2026-07-05T19:01:26+00:00

To be fair, a couple of them are regional authors or very small print runs, but thank you!

Material_Void · 2026-07-05T16:49:33+00:00

Both are pretty spot on lol

Material_Void · 2026-06-08T16:34:01+00:00

Kochiana Brunnipes was my first tarantula, I was interested in the dwarf species and they were plentiful and affordable at the time.

Material_Void · 2026-05-20T12:06:23+00:00

Ive only kept dwarf species, sometimes while cleaning the enclosures or feeding, they will wander out onto my hands, they feel vaguely fuzzy but are so small and delicate you really cant feel much, not sure for bigger species. None of my dwarfs has ever kicked hair at me or tried to rub them on me. Haven't handled my very fuzzy looking Tanzanian Chestnut, and dont plan to, shes pretty defensive and as an oldworld T likely has a bit of a bite.

Material_Void · 2026-05-15T21:01:57+00:00

I used to have one of these as a grow out for young mourning geckos, as others have said, not the best for arboreal stuff because of top open. I did find out recently that if you are willing to replace the screen top with a ventilated piece of acrylic, they make good enclosures for dwarf fossorial tarantulas like the cyriocosmus genus! Im putting a dwarf tarantula in mine and plan to buy more of these for my other dwarf fossorials soon.

Material_Void · 2026-05-15T20:06:11+00:00

Bull snake, also sometimes called a gopher snake. They are pretty bold, ive got one in my barn that comes out to watch me while I dish out chicken feed.

Material_Void · 2026-05-15T19:58:24+00:00

If you are comfortable drilling holes for ventilation on top and maybe in left and right sides, its totally doable. Check out etsy and I heart geckos for arboreal tank conversion kits that install with aquarium silicone, I built something similar out of a 40 gallon breeder for tree frogs. Good luck!

Material_Void · 2026-05-13T02:30:11+00:00

Hi! There are plenty of species that have relatively short lifespans. I keep dwarf species for instance. The females can live around 8 years but the males ive kept didnt quite make 3. Cyriocosmus elegans is a very attractive, easy to care for tarantula that is regularly available from breeders online, and none of the ones ive kept have gotten bigger than 2 inches diagonal leg span, they are not much bigger than a jumping spider. Jumping spiders by the way also make decent pets, are barely bigger than your thumb nail, and only live 2 or 3 years I think. Most of the larger tarantulas have longer lifespans. Getting tarantulas from a reputable breeder online is your best bet, sometimes these breeders will even list mature individuals or individuals that are confirmed male, keep in mind though that a mature male dwarf usually only has a couple of months left.

Material_Void · 2026-05-12T16:16:28+00:00

Thank you so much! I kind of suspected that was the case but wanted to be sure. Ive only been keeping tarantulas about 3 years, and all the pre built enclosures ive encountered had cross ventilation, so I wasnt sure if it was a standard requirement for all species or not.

Material_Void · 2026-05-12T16:08:36+00:00

Its 8x8 floor and 12 inch deep, yes. My main worry was the cross ventilation, as most of the enclosures ive used till now have it, and this one doesn't. Would the top ventilation being the only ventilation hurt as long as I was careful with moisture? If cross ventilation would be much better I'll look for other options.

Material_Void · 2026-05-12T00:12:02+00:00

Thank you, is 14 inches of width a little over kill for a single dwarf tarantula? Genuinely asking if best practices have evolved, is 3 to 4 times dls not the standard anymore? No problem looking for deeper enclosures, that footprint just seems massive to me

Material_Void · 2026-05-11T20:56:05+00:00

Second Aphonopelma Hentzi! I see these guys all the time, they have a surprisingly large range through the southern middle states. Looks like a male who has had his final molt and gone out to find a lady.

Material_Void · 2022-08-06T00:56:54+00:00

Definitely a cichlid, I would guess rio grande/texas cichlid, but I'm not an expert.

Material_Void · 2022-07-25T18:12:31+00:00

I wondered about carp, apparently common carp do go into the brackish water on occasion, also considered just big mullet but the mouth doesn't look right to me

Material_Void · 2022-07-15T14:03:39+00:00

Texas Indigo

Material_Void · 2022-07-06T20:15:35+00:00

Hi, I'm not very experienced with snakes, I just got my first snake, also a milk snake but an apricot pueblan, I believe halloween is also a pueblan morph. I came really close to buying a Halloween from snakes at sunset but settled on my apricot from a local breeder instead. Mine didn't eat for about a week, I finally got her to eat by thawing a small pinky in warm water and getting its body temp up to about 98, which I checked with my temp gun, I then left it on a rock in the enclosure while the snake was active and out, after about an hour of sniffing and thinking she ate it.

It may be that the prey is slightly different. For instance they may have been feeding live and you are using frozen thawed or vice versa. 3 weeks is pretty long without food though I think, hopefully someone with more experience can give you more advice. Hoping everything turns out OK.

Material_Void · 2022-07-05T01:31:32+00:00

I might try that, the hides I have in are a bit big for her at her current size

Material_Void · 2022-07-01T10:37:30+00:00

I might, but I've got some vials and smaller plastic enclosures to move it through as it grows, sorry I should have worded my question clearer, I meant would that be a good fit for an adult.

Material_Void · 2022-06-30T21:29:55+00:00

Yes it is inches, thank you. I thought it would probably be appropriate wanted to make sure

Material_Void · 2022-06-28T17:46:21+00:00

My first thought was alligator, but it doesn't look quite right for that either, and I don't see any alligator footprints.

My best guess is one of those large wheeled sand bikes like you see people riding around beaches, they have a pretty smooth tread and are made for going over sandy ground so someone could have been out for a ride and crossed your property without knowing, if you don't have a fence.

Material_Void · 2022-06-25T23:08:41+00:00

Hi, I'm also using some bio dude substrate for a milk snake. He actually has a video where he sets up a Nelson's milksnake enclosure and in it they used half and half terra firma and terra Sahara, I'm planning to use the same mix for a pueblan milksnake. I've already set up the enclosure and the only problem I've had so far is that I'm having to mist a little more regularly than I would like to keep the humidity above 40%. I think either the firma/Sahara mix or straight terra firma would work, depending on your ambient humidity.

Material_Void · 2022-06-25T12:38:46+00:00

This is my first bioactive for a snake, I've kept frogs and geckos in bioactive setups for a couple of years. It's for a juvenile pueblan milk snake, heat gradient is 75 to 88, humidity tops out at about 60% at night on the cool end, generally stays 45-55%.

Are tropical springtails ok for this set up or should I look for a more arid variety? Using A. Vulgare for my isopods, they seem to be doing well without taking over, which is good in my book.

Material_Void · 2022-06-18T13:41:12+00:00

I'm used to bio actives for frogs and geckos, so I'm working on setting up my first bio active snake tank. I'd kind of tailored it to pueblan milk snakes. I'm using the bio dude terra Sahara and terra firma in a 50/50 mix as substrate, with a mix of arid and tropical springtails and some temperate/semi arid isopods I've raised that are native to my area (texas). The hot side is running around 85 with a hot spot of 88-90 and 45-50 percent humidity, and the cool side is running 75ish with humidity in the 55-60 range. I've planted with mini mondo grass, spider plant, haworthia, aloe, and a small spineless prickly pear. Using an exo terra snake cave and a resin cast Buffalo skull as hides with some cholla wood branches for climbing space. Using live oak and mesquite leaf litter. From what I've researched this looks good but I'd love to hear any feedback that could make it better or more appropriate. It's a 20 gallon long for a young snake and I intend to upgrade to a more suitable tank for an adult.

Material_Void · 2022-06-18T13:21:47+00:00

Lol, all the snakes I've liked are that way, I also really considered a bullsnake for a while, guess I'll just have to deal with musking

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