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The Enclosure as Its Own Small-Scale Ecosystem The distribution, habitats and ecosystems of tarantulas is just as diverse as our eight-legged friends themselves. You can find them in the Americas (NW), Asia (OW), Africa (OW) and Australia (OW) living in holes in the ground (although not so much Hobbit-like), roaming the earth overground, living on trees and between bark folds and making themselves their home within brambles in the brushland. Each of those ecosystems comes with it’s own climate and microclimate, and the better we are able to recreate their natural environment, the higher the chances that our spider will thrive. Enclosure Setup Type The Terrestrial Enclosure Ground-dwelling species like the Brachypelma hamorii or the Acanthoscuria geniculata, just to name a few, will mostly enjoy an enclosure with a moderate amount of soil. Just enough that they have the opportunity to burrow their own hide and just enough that there …