winemana Reptile Terrarium, Tarantula Enclosure, 16" x 11" x 6" Acrylic Large Feeding Tarantula Habitat Box for Small Animals Insect Home Office

Great for tarantula. The only thing I found wrong is few of the parts were broke, still able to use it. If you move it to much some of the substrate will fall through the cracks. Over all a great product.

I bought this acrylic terrarium for my son’s bird eater tarantula, and it’s been perfect. It was easy to set up, and the clear panels make it great for viewing. The material feels solid and durable—definitely strong enough for daily use (though I wouldn’t recommend letting the cat sit on it!). Overall, it’s a reliable enclosure that keeps his tarantula safe and secure.

I just put a juvie P. metallica tarantula in this enclosure. The top is a piece of plexi that hinges thanks to two nubbins that fit into holes on the side pieces. The small nubs or pegs in relation to the larger holes make for a loose fit. This means the lid moves freely, but basically feels like it is just set loosely on top. Perhaps not helping is that this top piece is ill-sized and only comes into contact with two of the four sides. This provides minimal structural support for the lid, which therefore bows slightly under its own weight. Since the lid is only supported on two sides, it is difficult to turn the swivel locks with enough pressure to rotate them, but also not too much to bow in the plastic (which misaligns the locks with the slots they are supposed to fit into, making the enclosure very annoying to close - and the tiny feeding hole is basically useless, so I'm opening and closing it often). Assembling it was not too difficult, although removing the protective paper film from every piece of plexi took me forever and a day.

For being as cheap as it is, it isn't a bad enclosure. I am using it for two new world Tarantulas. It's easy to assemble, even without instructions. The film that covers the acrylic is definitely a pain in the butt to deal with, but if you come prepared, it isn't too bad. I used tweezers to get the initial corner off and then peeled that right off! It took about 20 minutes for each enclosure (as I ordered two) to get the film off and then about 10-15 minutes to set it up. My main issue with it is the little rubber bands that hold everything together are VERY fragile. If you try to take one off the wrong way, they just SNAP. The enclosure also doesn't tolerate much moving around. It's been about two weeks since I've had them and they've warped pretty badly. They're also not very good if you want to stack them. The design itself makes it impossible to stack them and, again, the rubber bands become an issue and just snap under the pressure. Overall, I would recommend this more as a temporary enclosure, but it does need some more work unfortunately.

Keep looking unless you want to spend an ungodly amount of time to assemble all while hoping little pieces didn’t break; you can decipher the instructions, and all the pieces are included. Here are the important things to know: This is basically a kit you have to assemble. The panels are a thin acrylic that has adhesive paper on both sides for ‘protection’. You will spend a good half hour peeling the paper of both sides of every panel. From there, it’s a matter of identifying which panel is which. You then slide tabs onto slots. Each tab is then secured in place by a silicone ring (rubber band essentially, only thicker and presumably more durable). It’s easy enough, but here’s the problem. Two of the tabs in my delivery had a broken nub, so there is nothing for the ring to hook onto on one side of those two tabs. As others have mentioned the final product is pretty flimsy. When all the panels are assembled, your next step is to “fix the small spacers with screws at the holes on both ends of the top” and then you “fix the small disc with screws at the hole in the middle of the top”. The problem here is that there were no screws in the bag. One can’t fix the tabs and disc with screws when there are no screws. I only bought this for it’s size. I wish I would have taken more time to realize this was a self assembly, flimsy enclosure that is not adequate as a long term solution. Please look elsewhere, you can find better.

I took some silicone to waterproof around the bottom edges and created a neat habitat for a couple hermit crabs. The paper peeling was a pain to peel off each piece but left the acrylic nice and clear, scratch free to view your pet. There is obviously nicer acrylic enclosures out there, that’s held together by strong magnets vs rubber bands or all one piece but if you want to put a little extra into it by sealing it yourself and don’t mind how the edges line up you can still create a nice habitat without spending a lot of money.

I have an A. Chalcodes (Arizona Blonde) that was rehoused into this enclosure and I regret putting her in here. While pulling off the protective sheeting WAS a hassle like others have stated, that was the least of the problems with this enclosure. First things first, it is not at all sturdy; even with the rubber bands (which I did not struggle with, btw). The walls are extremely flimsy and bend at the slightest pressure. Once I had the walls assembled, I was surprised to realize the lid is actually two separate pieces; the stationary piece roughly 2.5" in width and the movable lid with the feeding hole taking up the remaining width. There are three "latches" (and I use that word loosely) to "secure" (again, loosely used no pun intended) the lid in place; a circular one in the middle and two hinge-types on the front corners that get pushed into slits. From the second I finished assembling this, I knew this was going to be absolute trash and I should have returned it right then and there. The corners were already buckling and the lid had a sizeable gap between the two pieces (large enough to cause concern for my terrestrial tarantula that thinks she's arboreal to get her toes stuck). Before I added any substrate to it, it was already sagging/bowing. We are now three weeks in and this is getting returned. I worry every day that my T is going to do her daily climb and get a leg stuck somewhere it shouldn't and risk losing her due to ripped off legs. Substrate is also starting to fall through the cracks on the bottom, causing concern for an imminent collapse, risking death for my girl or escape. The only pro to this enclosure is the clarity and I can easily observe my beautiful T at any time, but her safety comes first and this enclosure just does not fit that very important bill.

This is beyond perfect for my curly hair tarantula. It was fun to assemble, and it DOES have instructions. Maybe other reviewers we're just unlucky. It equates to about a 5-gallon tank and the ventilation is great. The acrylic will ensure that humidity stays in pretty good and it's just so nice and clean to look at. I'd highly recommend it for use with tarantulas, scorpions, or other inverts, but I wouldn't use it for any reptiles personally, unless it was temporary or like the post says specifically for breeding. The air vents are great for cross-ventilation and I can see it retaining humidity well, but the build is probably not suitable for anything requiring heat. That all said, I'm probably going to be getting some more of these for my creepy crawly friends.