I'm glad you all enjoyed this experiment so much, the update will follow in next video and I will address some questions! PS Don't forget to get your personal Felix :P www.makeship.com/products/felix-plush
Try what Antscanada did with the Dracula ants and use Red Plastic Film to filter out all the bright light and make it seem dark to her with you still being able to see!
It's interesting, as you said you were going to cover the sides so she would be comfortable in darkness, but it seems like maybe if she wanted that she would have been digging away from the lights and more central/away from the edge of the glass, no?
I remember in 2017 when this channel had 10 or 15k subs (including me) and Petko worked a full time job on top of the videos, and they were still quite good quality with him randomly speaking about when he played classic wow and stuff. It’s crazy how the channel blew up and this guy now makes a living off his passion, it’s a fitting outcome for such a lovable person !
Crazy the digging capabilities of these tarantulas at such young ages,thank you for the educational video Petko, we now know just how deep a tarantula will dig provided the proper substrate
They can actually dig significantly deeper than that. I might be wrong, but I recall reading somewhere that some African species were found to have dug burrows that were about 2 meters deep.
One of my favorite pets to have. So beautiful and so easy to maintain. I definitely recommend ordering a sling this spring/summer when it warms back up for you! 😸👍👍
I was fortunate enough that my family didn’t really care about having spiders in the house, however you could try convincing them to let you have a sling and because they’re so tiny they might not care. Or just get a sling and don’t tell them till it gets large enough that they notice it and then you can tell them you’ve already had it for 2years or so and that they never knew in the first place
Hi mate, I've seen a good few attach the board to the outside of their enclosure with Velcro, this makes it secure but still removable so your still be able to take it off and see what your tarantula is up to 😊
Man this was really fascinating, I always wondered how King Baboon build their borrows and your video is my answeer!!! Thank you for this, great work!!
This was fascinating! Very few keepers have the materials and expertise to build such a deep terrarium and document the fossorial behavior. All this was done in a few weeks and the spider is not fully grown, so I wonder how the tunnel will evolve as the spider matures. I look forward to a sequel. That had to be the unluckiest roach in the colony - either that, or this spider has mental domination superpowers.
I’ve heard that Hysterocrates (and probably Pelinobius as they’re very closely related) in the wild have 10-15ft (3-4.5 meters) deep burrows, something that is just unachievable in captivity. I really like P. Muticus getting a spotlight here, a super underappreciated species!! I love that reddish coloration and smooth texture
This is fascinating, great video! I thought it was interesting watching her carry the dirt in her legs back and forth up close, I've never actually seen how they manage that.
Getting an egg sac from down there will be a real challenge ("if" you breed with her). Still a great video to watch. Amazing burrow with an happy dance at the end.
Honestly it's amazing how most people tend to ignore fossoreal tarantulas figuring they will be boring and you will hardly ever see them, but then as soon as you start paying attention to them you realize that they can actually be pretty interesting.
To add the covers you can either glue some metal corners to the glass and add the magnets to keep the sheets in place. Alternatively, you can also 3d print some corner parts with a small gap/sleeves, which you can glue to the corners and then you can slide the plastic sheets between the gaps.
That was awesome to watch. Do you think it might be a good idea to moisten the lower layers of the substrate? It's hard to tell from the video but, it all appears to be the same amount of dryness & aside from a structure standpoint, don't they dig deep like that to reach moisture areas? Just a thought. Love how the enclosure turned out & how much she seems to be enjoying all of that digging room. She probably feels really safe. Also, water dish! 😁🖤🕷🖤🤗
Here in Australia we have Tarantulas that burrow metres deep in order to reach appropriate temperature and moisture levels. Ts that do this are mostly ones found in arid areas, however care in captivity is essentially the same across all Aussie Ts as they are aiming for the same temp/humidity, they just have different methods to reach it. So yeah it would need moisture, and the issue with using peat/coir is that it does dry out quickly and doesn’t hold structurally sound burrows, that’s why you can properly keep trapdoors on peat.
When you mist the substrate, the moisture falls down through the substrate. The one I used is not fully dry and it currently got moisture. She did secure the tunnels with webbing though, so even a fully dry substrate shouldn't collapse!
My Pelinobius muticus started 3 holes, as well. Over a few weeks, she connected them and now has several entrances - or more appropriately, exits. Great concept for a video!
I used velcro tape to stick to the side of one of my terrariums, it's like tape, and you can put the scratchy side on the glass and the fluffy side on the plastic and then attach it like that. I also think you can get self-adhesive magnet strips, which might be nicer and quieter to check on her Love this video !
I suggested magnetic tape too. I would suggest Velcro but I think it would work too well? Idk my head has it being a bit of a fuss to remove each time as the Velcro clings to itself for dear life. You would know, having experience, if that's true or if I'm just dumb XD
I’ve been here since season 2 and I gotta say you’ve grown a lot since then. From your videos to your English skills to your entrepreneurship. Still one of my favorite creators on YT
I would actually advise next time before moving a tarantula to a new enclosure to do so after you fed her well and got her abdomen a bit plump, especially if its an arboreal or borrowing species, the main reason is that they use a lot of energy to make new webs and being a bit full makes this job a lot safer and easier for them. just something i learned from experience over the time. also awesome terrarium, such a cool idea
This little one had the best little tarantula booty dance when she (or he) got that roach. It always makes me smile to see their "Yay! I got food" happy dance. Looking forward to an update on the amazing tunnel she dug. Will she web the entire tunnel or maybe just the entrance?
Fascinating to see that fossorial tarantulas appear to dig in a spiral manner if given the space to do so. I wonder if it's because of the horizontal space constraints or simply how they do it in the wild as well. Thank you for this video, it was fun to watch as well as quite enlightening.
some months ago you said you were tired of the usual videos and wanted to produce less but more "daring", "new", "interesting", "experimenting" ones. You're keeping the promise vid after vid, Petko, love from Trieste
Petko! I have 2 important suggestions that should help a bunch! Firstly grab some red acetate film filter. It's a red semi transparent sheet that sticks to glass because of static charge so you can just peel it off when needed. Tarantulas cannot see red light so for them it's like being in the dark but you can still see them. Secondly getting a polarising filter for your camera lense will remove the reflection from the glass.. And an extra tip. Grab a UV light for the tarantula during sexy time. There's been studies showing how it increase the chance of successful mating
Christmas came early for all your subscribers! Fantastic video, Petko, so interesting to watch the burrowing behaviour of your Pelinobius muticus and to see one last startled reaction to a bolty spider on your part.🤣 If I'm not mistaken, aside from your Tarantula husbandry, you are also a musician. Maybe you could put your original music in your videos. Wishing you and your family a Wonderful Christmas and Health and Happiness in 2023!
Woah this was the coolest video I've watched in this channel. I follow you since four if not more years. I'm glad you passion hasn't stopped a bit since then. A big hug from Argentina
I really enjoyed this video, I have never seen an experiment like this before, extremely interesting and the roach sliding down straight into the gorgeous tarantula was great, obviously playing dead on a hill is not a good idea! 🕷🕷🕷🕸🕸🕸
Wow what a super experiment! For a red film over the glas will give you a good view and the spider the darkness it needs. Good luck with everything in the den keep up de super content!
Petko you picked a brilliant species to do this experiment with! I cannot believe just how much it burrowed into and around the substrate. Fantastic video and I'm sorry about Felix. Merry Christmas to you and your family 🎄🎅 and happy new year 🍻!
You could use double sided Velcro to hold the black board on the enclosure... GREAT GREAT Video!!!!!! ABSOLUTELY Incredible how far she dug what a little Powerhouse!!!!
She dug into spots where there wasn’t light, and decided to stay in it. The hard side of the glass is free tunnel support and thus stayed next to that to conserve energy.
@The Dark Den, just buy a new long-sheet or similar. Then create a 'dice fold' for your enclosure. Remove the top and bottom portion, and make both ends, a tad longer. So you can just slot one piece of paper into the other. To create a 'latch'. A bit like Cereal packages etc.
Wow definitely one of my favourite videos so far, this was absolutely incredible! Copious amount of time and dedication were poured into it, both by you AND the tarantula! Definitely needs some plants at the top now to make it lush and vibrant, even though the star of the enclousure is her amazing tunnel! Plus you don't have to worry about the plants getting burrowed in excess substrate! This tarantula is definitely deserving of many fat yummy juicy roaches!
How does the tunnel NOT collapse on the tarantula? Does it compress the substrate that much? Does the tarantula add webbing to add strength to the walls of the tunnels? I have so many questions!
This experiment was so fascinating to watch. I'm really glad she made her tunnel where we can all see and marvel at her ability to dig and move substrate. Thank you for all the diligence doing the time-lapse it was very educational.
For the reflections you'll want to get a polarized lens cap, circular. and I think the substrate was way too dry, it looked like she was getting frustrated with all of it falling back in. The last few seconds shows that she really slowed down towards the end
I have a feeling this is going to be a big learning experience/experiment for you and all of us. To watch the differences there are with having such a deep hole compared to relatively close to the surface. Because all the way down there how does she know whats on the surface and her webbing how it will look all the way to the surface so she can feel what is up there and know if its prey or not. I'm so excited and interested for this.... Great idea Petko
Actually the sensitivity of silk is amazing any slight vibration and they can feel it all the way down (think of trapdoor spiders yes sometimes they chill at the front but not all species do that). I don't think she has gotten a chance to web her burrow she just did the basic maintenance now she needs to add the webbing to her tunnel which I guarantee she will do as it adds stability.
Awesome video! Tarantulas often build a second chamber for when rain floods their burrow. The main chamber at the bottom will be the first to fill with water, and she can retreat to the upper chamber. It looks like the dirt that was used was maybe too dry or lose. In the first time laps it seems like the burrow is not holing shape for her very well. Maybe a more densely packed or moist substrate would speed up the progress.
Late to this epic video, have a few ideas, for your panels, a idea is cardboard box slightly bigger then the enclosure and drop over for privacy and slide it up for checking up, other idea is to window tint around the hide area. Can use a flashlight for checking up. Awesome experiment and amazing idea👍
King baboons are known in nature for having 2-3 meter long holes, digged out of hard african earth. So they can do more than this for sure, I loved the video however very cool terrarium idea!
wish the Felix plush was available a bit longer, want it so bad but dont have the money w/ the holidays sadly. Loved the vid, merry christmas/ happy holidays
So amazing to see this amazing progress and by having this style of enclosure it’s amazing what we’re going to learn are you going to do anything to the top plants or anything and no leaf litter what 😮 and sand?
These customizable enclosures are perfect for displaying both fosoreal and arboreal tarantulas. How else would you be able to fully show off the potential of these tarantulas.
You know i was thinking that the tarantula used the glass even though you would think that it would make them feel less secure in their burrow. Maybe they did that because the glass provides greater structural integrity when compared to substrate alone. Another interesting experiment with a fossoreal tarantula might be to add things like rocks or pieces of wood to the substrate to see if they would use them to make their burrow stronger. Not loaded up with rocks but just having a few large pieces to give them the option.
I'm glad you all enjoyed this experiment so much, the update will follow in next video and I will address some questions!
PS
Don't forget to get your personal Felix :P
www.makeship.com/products/felix-plush
Try what Antscanada did with the Dracula ants and use Red Plastic Film to filter out all the bright light and make it seem dark to her with you still being able to see!
It's interesting, as you said you were going to cover the sides so she would be comfortable in darkness, but it seems like maybe if she wanted that she would have been digging away from the lights and more central/away from the edge of the glass, no?
I have a few shallow diggers and they go 10 inches to 2 feet.
My deep diggers 3 feet to 7 feet.
My deepest tank is 8 feet and 3 feet wide.
Use a CPL filter on your lens to get rid of reflections...
Water?
I remember in 2017 when this channel had 10 or 15k subs (including me) and Petko worked a full time job on top of the videos, and they were still quite good quality with him randomly speaking about when he played classic wow and stuff. It’s crazy how the channel blew up and this guy now makes a living off his passion, it’s a fitting outcome for such a lovable person !
crazy, right? I was also one of the first subscribers back then ;)
thanks bro!
Same
I subbed in late 2017 and remember the couch videos and enclosure builds in the kitchen
@@pythonpatrolexotics yea I remember the couch set~up. Kinda miss the old days ~ yknow like back to basic. But channels great, I love it 💋
12:46 *Makes starter burrow for spider*
*Spider ignores and makes own burrow elsewhere*
Tarantulas rehousing in a nutshell.
Crazy the digging capabilities of these tarantulas at such young ages,thank you for the educational video Petko, we now know just how deep a tarantula will dig provided the proper substrate
Bruh, you gotta use some punctuation.
They can actually dig significantly deeper than that. I might be wrong, but I recall reading somewhere that some African species were found to have dug burrows that were about 2 meters deep.
@@ahmetkerem4769 damn that’s crazy they are more capable than I thought
While my plans to have a tarantula might not be made into reality, I enjoy watching videos like this.
One of my favorite pets to have. So beautiful and so easy to maintain. I definitely recommend ordering a sling this spring/summer when it warms back up for you! 😸👍👍
Just pull the trigger and get one. Just make sure it is a beginner friendly species.
Me too dude. Personally I'm more of a scorpion guy but yeah my family are very arachnophobic 😭
I was fortunate enough that my family didn’t really care about having spiders in the house, however you could try convincing them to let you have a sling and because they’re so tiny they might not care. Or just get a sling and don’t tell them till it gets large enough that they notice it and then you can tell them you’ve already had it for 2years or so and that they never knew in the first place
My mom is deathly afraid of tarantulas so all I can do is watch videos on them, I can't actually have one as a pet.
Hi mate, I've seen a good few attach the board to the outside of their enclosure with Velcro, this makes it secure but still removable so your still be able to take it off and see what your tarantula is up to 😊
I'm a few months late, but that's what I was going to suggest 😁
Man this was really fascinating, I always wondered how King Baboon build their borrows and your video is my answeer!!!
Thank you for this, great work!!
This was fascinating! Very few keepers have the materials and expertise to build such a deep terrarium and document the fossorial behavior. All this was done in a few weeks and the spider is not fully grown, so I wonder how the tunnel will evolve as the spider matures. I look forward to a sequel. That had to be the unluckiest roach in the colony - either that, or this spider has mental domination superpowers.
I’ve heard that Hysterocrates (and probably Pelinobius as they’re very closely related) in the wild have 10-15ft (3-4.5 meters) deep burrows, something that is just unachievable in captivity.
I really like P. Muticus getting a spotlight here, a super underappreciated species!! I love that reddish coloration and smooth texture
This is fascinating, great video! I thought it was interesting watching her carry the dirt in her legs back and forth up close, I've never actually seen how they manage that.
This is amazing, can't wait to see more feeding videos of this experiment!
My P Muticus just passed away last week. Was super sad but she made the deepest and most intricate burrows of all my tarantulas
i have wanted to see this for so long and now finally you did it thanks👍
One of the frequent surprising joys of this channel is your music selection.
I love the way you think of EVERYTHING that can make your furry friends comfortable and feel safe ❤️
This is amazing. Turned out to be a 10/10 enclosure. It feels so cool to be able to see it's behavior while being so deep.
Getting an egg sac from down there will be a real challenge ("if" you breed with her). Still a great video to watch. Amazing burrow with an happy dance at the end.
Honestly it's amazing how most people tend to ignore fossoreal tarantulas figuring they will be boring and you will hardly ever see them, but then as soon as you start paying attention to them you realize that they can actually be pretty interesting.
So cool- you don’t worry that will collapse on her ? Amazing work she did
To add the covers you can either glue some metal corners to the glass and add the magnets to keep the sheets in place.
Alternatively, you can also 3d print some corner parts with a small gap/sleeves, which you can glue to the corners and then you can slide the plastic sheets between the gaps.
That was awesome to watch. Do you think it might be a good idea to moisten the lower layers of the substrate? It's hard to tell from the video but, it all appears to be the same amount of dryness & aside from a structure standpoint, don't they dig deep like that to reach moisture areas? Just a thought. Love how the enclosure turned out & how much she seems to be enjoying all of that digging room. She probably feels really safe. Also, water dish! 😁🖤🕷🖤🤗
I was thinking the same thing! It looked like it could collapse quite easily, even with webbing.
Yes...I was wondering also about the substrate being too dry and collapsing ... and the water dish.
Here in Australia we have Tarantulas that burrow metres deep in order to reach appropriate temperature and moisture levels. Ts that do this are mostly ones found in arid areas, however care in captivity is essentially the same across all Aussie Ts as they are aiming for the same temp/humidity, they just have different methods to reach it. So yeah it would need moisture, and the issue with using peat/coir is that it does dry out quickly and doesn’t hold structurally sound burrows, that’s why you can properly keep trapdoors on peat.
When you mist the substrate, the moisture falls down through the substrate. The one I used is not fully dry and it currently got moisture. She did secure the tunnels with webbing though, so even a fully dry substrate shouldn't collapse!
@@TheDarkDen awesome! Thanks for the clarification xx
My Pelinobius muticus started 3 holes, as well. Over a few weeks, she connected them and now has several entrances - or more appropriately, exits. Great concept for a video!
I used velcro tape to stick to the side of one of my terrariums, it's like tape, and you can put the scratchy side on the glass and the fluffy side on the plastic and then attach it like that.
I also think you can get self-adhesive magnet strips, which might be nicer and quieter to check on her
Love this video !
I suggested magnetic tape too. I would suggest Velcro but I think it would work too well? Idk my head has it being a bit of a fuss to remove each time as the Velcro clings to itself for dear life. You would know, having experience, if that's true or if I'm just dumb XD
Look at how much work she's doing🥲💓🥺
That was a really great video!!
Absolutely loved this video. I love seeing how Ts dig and the amazing tunnels they make
I’ve been here since season 2 and I gotta say you’ve grown a lot since then. From your videos to your English skills to your entrepreneurship. Still one of my favorite creators on YT
Wow! Your modular enclosure frame is brilliant! Fantastic experiment, thanks for such quality content!
I would actually advise next time before moving a tarantula to a new enclosure to do so after you fed her well and got her abdomen a bit plump, especially if its an arboreal or borrowing species, the main reason is that they use a lot of energy to make new webs and being a bit full makes this job a lot safer and easier for them.
just something i learned from experience over the time.
also awesome terrarium, such a cool idea
This is so cool 🤩
This little one had the best little tarantula booty dance when she (or he) got that roach. It always makes me smile to see their "Yay! I got food" happy dance. Looking forward to an update on the amazing tunnel she dug. Will she web the entire tunnel or maybe just the entrance?
Fascinating to see that fossorial tarantulas appear to dig in a spiral manner if given the space to do so. I wonder if it's because of the horizontal space constraints or simply how they do it in the wild as well. Thank you for this video, it was fun to watch as well as quite enlightening.
i havent watched one of your videos in a while, good to come back to youtube and see you still got the dark den going. happy times watching these
some months ago you said you were tired of the usual videos and wanted to produce less but more "daring", "new", "interesting", "experimenting" ones. You're keeping the promise vid after vid, Petko, love from Trieste
Petko! I have 2 important suggestions that should help a bunch! Firstly grab some red acetate film filter. It's a red semi transparent sheet that sticks to glass because of static charge so you can just peel it off when needed. Tarantulas cannot see red light so for them it's like being in the dark but you can still see them.
Secondly getting a polarising filter for your camera lense will remove the reflection from the glass..
And an extra tip. Grab a UV light for the tarantula during sexy time. There's been studies showing how it increase the chance of successful mating
this was such a cool idea! and it worked so well!
This was absolutely amazing idea brilliant getting to see her make all that progress
Christmas came early for all your subscribers! Fantastic video, Petko, so interesting to watch the burrowing behaviour of your Pelinobius muticus and to see one last startled reaction to a bolty spider on your part.🤣 If I'm not mistaken, aside from your Tarantula husbandry, you are also a musician. Maybe you could put your original music in your videos. Wishing you and your family a Wonderful Christmas and Health and Happiness in 2023!
Woah this was the coolest video I've watched in this channel. I follow you since four if not more years. I'm glad you passion hasn't stopped a bit since then. A big hug from Argentina
When you slowed it down showing how she holds rather large pieces of substrate around I was so amazed.
I really enjoyed this video, I have never seen an experiment like this before, extremely interesting and the roach sliding down straight into the gorgeous tarantula was great, obviously playing dead on a hill is not a good idea! 🕷🕷🕷🕸🕸🕸
One of the coolest videos on tarantulas I've seen. Nice job! The versatility of your enclosure pieces is great. I am going to have to give them a try.
WOW! This is in contention for your best video yet and I haven't missed one.
wow this is awesome !! you should try making a colomn enclosure from floor to ceiling in the dark den !
What a cool experiment! I’ve often wondered how deep they’d dig if they had the opportunity. Great video! 👍🏾💙
Amazing job on the aquarium. You made this look easy! Soo insane how deep the big girl dug!
This was one of your most successful long term videos ever!!! Finally a timelapse that didnt disappoint you 🤣
Probably one of the coolest things I've seen on this channel. Nice!
11:27 12:18 12:23 it's just hilarious watching it flail around💀😂🤣
Wow what a super experiment! For a red film over the glas will give you a good view and the spider the darkness it needs. Good luck with everything in the den keep up de super content!
Petko you picked a brilliant species to do this experiment with! I cannot believe just how much it burrowed into and around the substrate. Fantastic video and I'm sorry about Felix. Merry Christmas to you and your family 🎄🎅 and happy new year 🍻!
came across your channel last night, safe to say im hooked.
That's so amazing to find out how the tarantula actually digs and to watch it do what it does I really enjoyed this video
You could use double sided Velcro to hold the black board on the enclosure... GREAT GREAT Video!!!!!! ABSOLUTELY Incredible how far she dug what a little Powerhouse!!!!
I LOVE the approach you took! How EPIC!!!!🤯
I wonder if she kept digging because she wanted to, or if she was trying to get away from the light.
She dug into spots where there wasn’t light, and decided to stay in it. The hard side of the glass is free tunnel support and thus stayed next to that to conserve energy.
@The Dark Den, just buy a new long-sheet or similar. Then create a 'dice fold' for your enclosure. Remove the top and bottom portion, and make both ends, a tad longer. So you can just slot one piece of paper into the other. To create a 'latch'. A bit like Cereal packages etc.
Gooooorgeous tarantula, and a really awesome enclosure! So cool to see her hard at work, and then her sweet digs completed
Wow definitely one of my favourite videos so far, this was absolutely incredible! Copious amount of time and dedication were poured into it, both by you AND the tarantula!
Definitely needs some plants at the top now to make it lush and vibrant, even though the star of the enclousure is her amazing tunnel! Plus you don't have to worry about the plants getting burrowed in excess substrate!
This tarantula is definitely deserving of many fat yummy juicy roaches!
How does the tunnel NOT collapse on the tarantula? Does it compress the substrate that much? Does the tarantula add webbing to add strength to the walls of the tunnels? I have so many questions!
Webbing is a big part of it
Great video!
Especially when the roach fell right down into her fangs!
You are the SMARTEST GUY!!!
What an awesome experiment!! So interesting to watch 😮 well done 😊
Awesome idea, and I love the tunneling music choice 🕷️
Really cool idea. That was a great video.
Absolutely amazing video! Great idea and I couldn’t take my eyes off it! Yay Thankyou!
Woah she will love this enclosure
Great work
This experiment was so fascinating to watch. I'm really glad she made her tunnel where we can all see and marvel at her ability to dig and move substrate. Thank you for all the diligence doing the time-lapse it was very educational.
This is super cool! Thank you. Totally awesome to watch.
Sticky velcro pads thats probably the easiest way too remove and attach them consistently , Absolutely love the enclosure
For the reflections you'll want to get a polarized lens cap, circular. and I think the substrate was way too dry, it looked like she was getting frustrated with all of it falling back in. The last few seconds shows that she really slowed down towards the end
I have a feeling this is going to be a big learning experience/experiment for you and all of us. To watch the differences there are with having such a deep hole compared to relatively close to the surface. Because all the way down there how does she know whats on the surface and her webbing how it will look all the way to the surface so she can feel what is up there and know if its prey or not. I'm so excited and interested for this.... Great idea Petko
Actually the sensitivity of silk is amazing any slight vibration and they can feel it all the way down (think of trapdoor spiders yes sometimes they chill at the front but not all species do that). I don't think she has gotten a chance to web her burrow she just did the basic maintenance now she needs to add the webbing to her tunnel which I guarantee she will do as it adds stability.
This is great research Petko. Awesome video.
This is epic!!!
I allways enjoy your wildthoughts!!!
Keep it up.
Awesome footage! Love enclosure design!
Awesome video! Tarantulas often build a second chamber for when rain floods their burrow. The main chamber at the bottom will be the first to fill with water, and she can retreat to the upper chamber. It looks like the dirt that was used was maybe too dry or lose. In the first time laps it seems like the burrow is not holing shape for her very well. Maybe a more densely packed or moist substrate would speed up the progress.
Late to this epic video, have a few ideas, for your panels, a idea is cardboard box slightly bigger then the enclosure and drop over for privacy and slide it up for checking up, other idea is to window tint around the hide area. Can use a flashlight for checking up. Awesome experiment and amazing idea👍
This is awsome. So cool to watch her dig such a big tunnel.
Will she web up the whole tunnel?
And would you show an update video if she does?
Oh my god, her burrow looks soo great!! I love it, love this video:)
King baboons are known in nature for having 2-3 meter long holes, digged out of hard african earth. So they can do more than this for sure, I loved the video however very cool terrarium idea!
I've just bought 2 of your kits, gonna try this myself with my 2 Chilobrachys Fimbriatus. Wish me luck!
Awesome video,that was interesting. Use Velcro for the side sheets you want to put on the side just cut a strip for each end.
Best video ever! I think the results couldn't have been any better. Makes me want to build one myself and get my first fossorial!
I love these time lapse videos! It's so cool to just watch the tarantula do it's thing, I'll never get tired of it!
wish the Felix plush was available a bit longer, want it so bad but dont have the money w/ the holidays sadly.
Loved the vid, merry christmas/ happy holidays
Incredible spider, what a hard worker making her cozy little burrow! Thank you for showcasing this. Magnificent little lady 🎉
I'm so glad that you made this!
That's the most incredible thing I've ever seen. Tarantulas continue to amaze me.
So amazing to see this amazing progress and by having this style of enclosure it’s amazing what we’re going to learn are you going to do anything to the top plants or anything and no leaf litter what 😮 and sand?
I've been looking forward to this video! Awesome progress! I would like to see an update later on. Thank you so much for the content.
These customizable enclosures are perfect for displaying both fosoreal and arboreal tarantulas. How else would you be able to fully show off the potential of these tarantulas.
You know i was thinking that the tarantula used the glass even though you would think that it would make them feel less secure in their burrow. Maybe they did that because the glass provides greater structural integrity when compared to substrate alone. Another interesting experiment with a fossoreal tarantula might be to add things like rocks or pieces of wood to the substrate to see if they would use them to make their burrow stronger. Not loaded up with rocks but just having a few large pieces to give them the option.
Awsome video petco! That is a beast of an enclosure lol. That will look amazing once she webs up all the tunnels.
Much love from Scotland 🏴 🤘
I was actually expecting the roach to fall when trying to get back up. That was hilarious indeed. Fell straight to her fangs. 😂
This was an INCREDIBLE idea 💡👏, might try it myself 😁
amazing video Petko 🤩it's awsome how you try to design their enclosures so we get to see more natural behavior rly rly cool 😁
Merry Christmas and happy new year to you and yours Petko
You should put that enclosure on a turn table type thing to be able to easily spin it when checking out the tunnel.
Awesome!!!! That went so as planned great job good experiment please keep us posted
i had one of these guys years ago in my collection, man they are the slowest growers.