What did you think of this Tarantula Terrarium Upgrade?! Would you ever keep your tarantula in a naturalistic/bioactive home? Don't forget to answer today's question of the day! Special thanks go to all my Reptiliatus Channel Patrons for helping helping make this terrarium upgrade and the many more to come, possible! For more information on how to support this channel, check out www.patreon.com/Reptiliatus 8 Reply

@r1verman

2 ай бұрын

I don't have any bioactive enclosures for my Tarantulas but I do like them to look naturalistic.

Turned out so nice!!

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Kat! 🙏🏼🕷️✨

@tarantulacribs

2 ай бұрын

🛼

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

@@tarantulacribs 😂💀

@spiderseb

2 ай бұрын

🛼🤸‍♀️⚰️

QOTD: I can’t remember the name but the tarantula with the gorgeous, electric blue legs. That’s my vote for the next enclosure

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

Electra! She is my electric blue tarantula (Chilobrachys natanicharum)

@loriw2661

2 ай бұрын

@@Reptiliatus YES! Electra! She’s my favorite and sooo beautiful. (Can this comment be counted as a second vote??🤣)

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

@@loriw2661 haha, sure!

@billionsmustfight

2 ай бұрын

Aren't they a (very) rare breed from Thailand that has just been discovered, living in empty trees and even bamboo stalks?

Love the Tarantula content. That's my jam!

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

I'm so glad! Thank you for watching and don't forget to answer today's question of the day!

I had no idea there was another sp of HL. She is absolutely stunning. I have 17 pokies so I understand lol. The enclosure is beautiful!!

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

Yes! Thank you so much!

QOTD: OBT, H. purchipes, Lesser black, Curly ❤ This new series is fantastic! It’s hard to find T content with these husbandry standards. I love how you love these creatures!

Both enclosures are beautiful... but the second one, chefs kiss!!!❤❤❤

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! That second one was the first I did a few months ago! Give this new one time, I'm confident it'll grow in beautifully! Thank you for watching!

For the QotD I would vote for Aragog to get the next bioactive. My goal eventually is to do bioactive enclosures for my three Theraphosa in the future when they get to adulthood (I have a blondi, a stirmi, and apophysis), but my two pokies and my Psalmopoeus species may get them first after seeing your terrarium build for yours. Great video!

Cool stuff! I am catching the invert bug again more and more.

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

Excellent 😈🕷️🦂

Very nice tank!😃

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@CareGuideco667

2 ай бұрын

@@Reptiliatus 😊

I didn't realize there were other "red leg" tarantula species besides the mexican red leg or fire leg tarantula. This coasta rica species is so beautiful. I'll have to look more into them.

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

Yes! They are quite uncommon in the trade but they are lovely animals!

Beautiful animals! I hope she and the male breed for you. I enjoyed the raga-like music in the background, dreamy and appropriate for the species.

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! So glad you liked the video!

Amazing set up! Bioactive for the win!

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

Thank you friend! Made possible to maintain and do with ease thanks to your acrylic replacement lid! 🙏🏼

Beautiful! Both the enclosure and the spiders of course! And nice rehousing! Just made a bioactive for my A. avicularia. Tho I’m planning on letting it cycle for a while. It’s a juvenile and I had an exo terra nano tall. Way too big for it. But I just had to make it. Will be well planted and lots of springtails by the time I put it in :)

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! That is awesome!

The soothing music does not help me with the heeby jeebies! Beautiful animals, I respect them for what they are, but not in my house!

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

Thank you my friend! Haha, I respect that too! Thank you for watching despite your fears!

She is very pretty. Love her new home.

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! 🙏🏼🕷️

My vote is for Electra! Such a beautiful blue T!

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

Awesome! ⚡️💙🕷️

I'm so jealous! I want a subfusca but it's been impossible to find one here so far. Beautiful enclosure and spider!

Subfusca (Lowland) is one of my first tarantulas, can't wait for it to be juvenile, my favorite poecilotheria along with the ruffilata & regalis of curse 🙌

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

Awesome animals!

I been slowly rehousing all my tarantulas im getting 2 new tarantulas today which im excited about

@Reptiliatus

Ай бұрын

Awesome!

I love your tarantula videos the most😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

I’m so glad! Thanks for watching and supporting!

I vote for either your Cyriopagopus lividus, Aragog, or a Poecilotheria rufilata. I’ve been needing to redo my mature female C. lividus enclosure, and I will definitely need to rehouse my Theraphosa apophysis juvenile and P. rufilata subadult very soon, so I’d love to see your takes on their setups

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for the suggestions!

I'm going to need to get some creeping charlie for my terrariums, that grew in beautifully

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

It's a beautiful plant!

I love bioactives. Those are both amazing enclosures and beautiful spiders! I have a few slings in semi-bioactive enclosures. Bio Dude substrate, leaf litter and springtails, but the plants are fake. When they get a little bigger I’ll definitely go all out.

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Awesome!

Hello great video information and rehousing Dayyan

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Awesome video to wake up for 😍 enjoying my morning coffee with this

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! I’m so glad you like it! Have a great day and thanks for watching!

Great rehouse video,. T.stirmi

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Hi, good day. Love these animals. They are beautiful. You showed 2 spiders one was a high land and the other a low land. Since these are the only 2 I know of since you showed them. Either of them get my vote.

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

I didn't have a photo to use for the P. subfusca highland form. There are 3 recognized forms! :)

really loving what I see. where is it you are purchasing your plants and round cork? working on a Poecilotheria formosa and really like how you went about with the round cork bark.

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Local pet shop and plant nursery! :)

The best way to mount hardscape like that is the cotton/superglue method, imo.

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

Great tip! Thanks!

Nice .

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

I think you should give a new enclosure to your favorite in your collection.

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

That is hard to decide in itself! haha

QOTD: I'm not a terrestrial invert person (apart from isopods, awwww,) so I just vote for whichever spidey friend deserves a beautiful new enclosure the most.❤❤❤

@falcolf

2 ай бұрын

To explain my comment: I keep a marine reef aquarium! I have multiple species of coral (all species which propigate readily in captivity, nothing I have came from the wild,) rose bubbletip anemomes, two berghia nudibranchs, two blue-eyed hermit crabs (named Skitter and Scat,❤) seven or so brittle starfish, an astarina starfish, and tomorrow I am hopefully receiving my first ever emerald crab! I LOVE crabs so I'm really stoked to be getting my first crabby-crab since I've really just had hermits before and I will probably call it Jade.❤ Because I plan on adopting a sixline wrasse (parasite predator which also sometimes preys on shrimp,) I'm holding off on shrimp adoptions for now.😊 I also have two Amphiprion ocellaris clownfish named Moby and Cousteau, a striped fang blenny (venomous!) named Convict, a yellow watchman goby named Clyde, a green chromi named Mer (short for 'Mermaid,') and Skittle the clown goby (who is poisonous if eaten which is the source of their other common species name of poison goby!) I'm almost done building my reef and I'm really stoked! Just two more coral species to add and a few more fish and my reef will be complete after a year of work. ❤

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

Very cool! Marine aquariums are absolutely fascinating!

Springtails help keep the enclosure clean so it’s beneficial for the spider . They live in a small plastic box don’t you want your animals living the best life you can possibly give them

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

I have tons of springtails, I’ll likely add some soon. The only reason I didn’t is because despite spot watering the few plants in the terrarium, I’m concerned the enclosure will be a bit too dry overall for them to do well in Poecilotheria parameters.

Awesome video man. Really loving this terrarium. Can you tell me what the clay stuff you use is? I'd like to get some to use in my beardies enclosure. My tarantula is still too small to rehouse

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! I actually showed it in the video! It’s called Stone desert substrate by exo terra :)

I vote for Aragog! I would love to see her in a beautiful giant setup! Also if you're looking for a country fitting name for your new girl I think Chanda would be a very cool name, it means Moon/Fierce/Passionate which is very apt for a dark Pocie girl 😊

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the vote/recommendation! Oooooooh that is lovely! Thank you!

Beautiful spider!! the enclosures look really good. I need upgrade my c.versicolor and my p. regalis enclosures, so this was good inspiration. Does anyone know what kind of cement that was and if its water proof?

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! It's called stone desert substrate by Exo Terra! Hope that helps and good luck!

I looove arachnid/insect content

@LukeMcGuireoides

2 ай бұрын

I appreciate the update on the other viv. I looove seeing updates on bioactive setups.

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

Happy to hear that! Thanks for watching!

I just got a Poecilotheria striata

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

Awesome species!

@Chaotic4Exotics

2 ай бұрын

​@Reptiliatus she's a confirmed female 5 year old breeder and is 7inch. Absolutely amazing

How about giving Strawberry shortcake, your female Brazilian giant blonde tarantula (Nhandu tripepii) a new naturalistic home? They're such pretty fuzzy Ts yet they're rarely showcased on anyone's channel (not that I watch anyone else's channel... 🙄)

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

Great suggestion! Thank you!

How do you do lighting on those acrylic tops?

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

LEDs work well. The acrylic is high quality and almost 2 inches thick. The other lid looks perfect after several months of use and zero warping!

hey Dion I have a question for you, you see I'm planning to start keeping tarantulas and wanted your opinion, what is the best small starter tarantula species

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

Exciting! In my personal opinion, I'd strongly recommend Tliltocatl albopilosus, The Honduran curly haired tarantula.

@ethansilve5508

2 ай бұрын

@@Reptiliatus I was thinking of more like a heart butt or a pumpkin patch

@naomijones3731

2 ай бұрын

​@ethansilve5508 you won't see much of the C.Elegans or H.Formosa sp Columbia as they can be quite reclusive and hide most of the time. T.Albo, B.Hamorii or A.Chalcodes are your best starter Tarantulas. And all of the ones I have mentioned are excellent display species 😊 ps...I have all 5 species listed above 😉

Do you not need a drainage layer in there if bioactive?

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

So if this tank was going to be watered or misted frequently, I would add one but since it’ll just be me manually mistaking and controlling that, I’m not concerned at all! There won’t be overwatering

What do you do when you get unwanted critters in your tanks 😢

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

Like what? Plant pest? Thanks for watching!

@kylewalkup5637

2 ай бұрын

@@Reptiliatus yed

What was the name of your clay?

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

Stone desert substrate

Need a list for what I learned. 😏

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

QOTD: re-build a mini human tank!

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

Hahaha

Bird eaters I would love to see a bird eating tarantula in a naturalistic tank

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

Which species though? 😉

You should name her Lakshmi

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion!

Theraphosa Stirmi Female for the rehouse 🫡

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

Aragog! Great choice!

You should name her Lakshmi

@Reptiliatus

2 ай бұрын

Great name! :)