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Old 01-11-05, 10:21 PM   #1
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Spider Trap Box

After building theArachno-Condo I got ambitious and built a spider trap box.

When dealing with venomous snakes, trap boxes are a great thing. Basically a hide box that closes and traps the animal inside. I figured, why not for a spider too.



Quarter inch Sintra PVC on 3 sides with a 1/4" acrylic bottom. Those are 4 ultra-thin rare earth magnets mounted on the front.





The door is about 1/2" taller than the box for gripping and has corresponding magnets.




The door just pops on and is held in place withthe magnets.





On trapped spider. and acrylic on 2 sides offers visibility for inspection. This is great for cleaning and so forth. Particularly with those species knows for urticating hairs. This is Jessa's Fort Hall Baboon.
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Old 01-11-05, 10:27 PM   #2
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neat idea... i dont have anything that could hurt me so i dont need something like that but neat idea
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Old 01-11-05, 10:29 PM   #3
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It does not have to be dangerous. It works great just to reduce stress and handling for the spiders. But definately a plus for aggressive specimens.
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Old 01-11-05, 10:32 PM   #4
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i dont like spiders.. lol... i can see the stress factor but i think id be more stressed having to see the spider in the first place.. lol
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sweet idea, thanks for sharing!
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Those spiders have a palace. One of the taranutula's I've seen is Colbalt Blue's. Those are pretty sweet. But agressive little buggers! Their color makes up for it though!!
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Old 01-14-05, 12:07 AM   #7
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Great idea.You're alot braver than me.Those things scare the hell out of me.
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Old 01-14-05, 01:40 AM   #8
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Hey BW,

you are reminding me more and more like McGyver each day!

Nice little invention

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really cool BW. you definitely have an insatiable need to try new things and an even better ability to make them work.
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you are reminding me more and more like McGyver each day!


Tune in next week when I show how to build a land mine out of a paper plate, 3 rubber bands, 2 tampons, and a cup of coffee.
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