Tarantula Enclosure Starter Kit
- Regular price
- $75.00
- Sale price
A secure, bioactive starter home for spiderlings and juvenile tarantulas. Each kit includes a clear acrylic enclosure with deep substrate for burrowing, cork bark for a starter burrow and moss to hold humidity, sized so your tarantula can find its food and feel safe.
Ideal for: Spiderlings and juveniles of Australian tarantulas, including Phlogius and Coremiocnemis.
Choose your size
- (8.5x10x6.5cm)Small Acrylic ($75): Spiderlings and small juveniles.
- (15x20x15cm) Medium Acrylic ($150): Larger juveniles, before moving to an adult enclosure.
What's in the kit
- 1x Clear Acrylic or Glass Enclosure (Small, Medium, Large)
- 1x Rainforest Substrate Mix, measured for deep burrowing
- 1x Cork Bark Piece for a starter burrow
- 1x Small Water Dish
- 1x Live Plant or Live Moss
- 1x Misting Bottle
Why choose a bioactive tarantula enclosure?
A bioactive enclosure is a living habitat: live plants, natural substrate and leaf litter or moss work together like a slice of the wild. It holds humidity more steadily than a bare tank, gives your animal room to dig, climb and hide, and looks like a piece of nature in your home. Every part of this kit is chosen by our team for tarantulas, so you skip the guesswork and start with a setup we'd use ourselves.
Setting up your tarantula enclosure
- Temperature: 24–28°C; room temperature in most homes.
- Humidity: keep the lower substrate damp and the surface drier.
- Substrate: fill most of the enclosure so your tarantula can dig.
- Feeding: small crickets or woodies once or twice a week; remove leftovers after 24 hours.
Pickup and delivery
Invertebrate kits ship Australia-wide by standard post, or collect from our Surry Hills store.
Tarantula enclosure kit FAQ
What size enclosure does a baby tarantula need?
Spiderlings do best in a small enclosure where they can easily find food. Move up a size as your tarantula grows.
Do tarantulas need a heat lamp?
No. Most Australian tarantulas are comfortable at room temperature, so this kit has no heat or lighting.
Do I need a licence for a tarantula?
Most invertebrates don't need a licence, but rules vary by state, so check if you are interstate.
Pairs well with: Australian Nunn's Birdeater (Phlogius sp. "Rockhampton"), Springtail Cultures, Feeder Woodies.
Supplies ship within 1 to 2 business days, depending on stock, and usually arrive 1 to 3 days after dispatch.
Live animals ship on Mondays and Tuesdays only, so they are never in transit over a weekend. Order by 11am Sunday to ship that week. Orders containing a live animal ship together on the next live dispatch day.
We hold live animal orders during very hot or very cold weather and ship them once conditions are safe. We’ll let you know if your order is held.
We ship Australia-wide. Live animals cannot be shipped to the Northern Territory or Tasmania.
Read our full [Shipping Policy].
Our Surry Hills store is small, so we keep in-store stock deliberately limited. Not everything online is on the shelf, so call us on (02) 7813 9640 before visiting for a specific item.
All reptiles and amphibians are sold online only, due to permit requirements.
Visit us at Shop 5, 450 Elizabeth Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010. Open Wednesday to Sunday.
Every live animal is checked before it leaves us and packed by an experienced keeper.
If your animal arrives dead, contact us within one hour of delivery with a photo, and we will send a replacement. You don’t pay shipping on the replacement. Photo helps us identify what caused death so we can help prevent it from happening again with your order, and others.
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Reptiles and frogs: most states require a licence before you buy. After ordering, email your licence details to info@biotastudio.com.au or add them to your order notes. If we don’t have them, we’ll contact you by SMS or email before your order ships.
Insects, spiders and supplies: most don’t need a licence, but rules vary by state and species.
See our [Reptile & Frog Licensing Guide] for every state.
New to keeping reptiles, frogs or insects? Our free [Care Guides] cover housing, temperature, humidity and feeding for every species we sell. Need somewhere for your animal to live? Shop [Ready-made Enclosures] or have one [custom built]. Questions? [Contact us] and an experienced keeper will help.