"European Style" Tarantula Enclosures from Stamps (and Two Rehousings!)

These are not up on Stamps' website yet, but you can order them by emailing him from the site. http://stampstarantulas.com/ He will eventually be adding them to his site.

Stamps Tarantula recently announced that they would be carrying the "European Style" tarantula enclosures that folks overseas use for their spiders. I had been admiring these enclosures since I saw them in The Spiderman's videos, and was bummed when I discovered they weren't available in the states. Now, thanks to Stamps, I would finally get to try these out.

Although I resisted the urge to buy any at first (I really didn't need any new enclosures at the time) Theswimmingfox was nice enough to send me some photos of the ones she purchased. Of course, I ordered some later that week.

Over all, I really like them. I was surprised that the "large" size was as shallow as it was, but I'm trying it out with my Phormictopus cautus violets, and I'll see how it goes. The stackability and hinged doors are both huge pluses, and the crystal clear covers are fantastic. I will say that for folks already using Sterilite, these might not offer enough "bang for the buck". Plus, the sizes are a bit limited.

Still, they look darned pretty on a shelf... I'll definitely be grabbing some more.