10 x 10 x 15cm Arboreal Sling Enclosure Starter Kit - Spider Slings/Mantids
The complete setup for your newest arrival. Our Sling & Mantid Starter Kit takes the guesswork out of raising juvenile invertebrates, providing you with everything required to establish a secure environment from day one.
Centred around our handmade 10 x 10 x 15cm small acrylic arboreal enclosure, this kit is specifically designed to support the fragile early life stages of jumping spider slings, mantis nymphs, and arboreal tarantulas.
We have put together a starter kit that includes the essentials to make your critters feel right at home, whilst also providing you with enough space for your own decor and substrate for future use!
NOTE: as these are made to order, all enclosures have a lead time of 10-15 working days as there is only two of us running the entire business, and sometimes we get swamped!
We encourage you to plan accordingly and to order/ acquire any live inhabitants after the enclosure has arrived.
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1x 10 x 10 x 15cm Arboreal Enclosure: Our premium 3mm clear-cast acrylic arboreal habitat, handmade in the UK with precision cross-ventilation and a secure, lockable front-opening door.
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1L EntoScapes Rainforest Substrate: A premium, nutrient-rich blend formulated specifically to maintain optimal humidity levels and support bio-active setups.
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1L Dry Mixed Leaf Litter: Essential for creating a naturalistic forest floor, providing essential organic matter and cover for bioactive setups.
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1L Dry Sphagnum Moss: The gold standard for humidity management, allowing you to create localized moisture pockets to aid in safe moulting.
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1x Small Natural Bark Piece: A natural, organic hide that provides immediate security and a perfect anchoring point for web-building or resting.
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2x Small Decor Branches: Real wood enrichment to add structural verticality, climbing pathways, and hunting vantage points.
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When housing sensitive species, the quality of the habitat directly impacts the health and longevity of the inhabitant. Our bespoke builds are engineered to solve the common failures of mass-produced, flat-pack alternatives.
This section compares our UK-handmade builds against mass-produced alternatives to help you make an informed choice for your livestock.
Features EntoScapes Bespoke (Handmade) Standard Flat pack (Mass produced) Material Quality - 3mm Clear Cast Perspex Acrylic.
- Strong.
- Lightweight.
- Clearer than glass (>90% light transmission).
- 2mm thin plastic or styrene.
- Bendy.
- Unreliable.
- Becomes cloudy and warped over time.
Ventilation - Precision Drilled, Cross Flow Ventilation.
- Variety of Options to suit your exact needs.
- Pre-determined ventilation holes.
- Often insufficient.
Set-up time - Arrives assembled, cleaned and Polished (Ready to use straight out the box)
- Requires time-consuming fiddly set up putting the flat pack panels together, sometimes including rubber bands
Cleaning - Seamless interior (Easy wipe)
- Dirt and dust trapping joints.
- Absorbent rubber bands become mouldy and break.
- Absorbent, low quality acrylic is hard to clean satisfactorily.
Stackability - Reinforced, load-bearing design with non-slip rubber feet
- Structural risks if stacked on top of each other.
- Often uneven surface on top.
Visibility - 360° Seamless Clarity
- Visible seams and unsightly connection points.
- Clouding and discolouration common due to low quality absorbent plastic and poor ventilation.
Door System - Clear Hinge & Secure Latch System.
- Polycarbonate to prevent un-secured edges from warping, ensuring maximum security and longevity
- Friction-fit or simple tabs.
- Doors often fall inwards allowing critters to escape.
- Doors often warp over time
Durability - Majority of edges secured with strong, non-toxic acrylic-weld cement which prevents warping and fuses the panels together at an atomic level.
- Extremely strong, clear cast acrylic for high impact resistance.
- Non-porous and UV resistant.
- Prone to bowing, warping and yellowing.
- Total structural failure likely from small a small impact.
Bioactive ready? - Yes - Deep-base water-tight seal
- No - Will leak at every seam
- External Dimensions: 10 x 10 x 15cm
- Material: All crystal clear polished cast acrylic for great 360° viewing. Polycarbonate door for reduced warping.
- Drilled Air Holes: Ventilation on sides and back, door and top to provide perfect cross-ventilation. Also an option to swap for a large vent hole if you prefer a 3D printed vent or feeding apparatus.
- Access: Front opening hinged door with a precision-fit acrylic latch to prevent escapes and provide easy access for maintenance and feeding.
- Substrate Barriers: Features a 5cm deep lower barrier allowing for bioactive layers, drainage, and moisture retention without the risk of leaks. Also a 2cm barrier above door to avoid web breakage and disturbance if keeping spiders.
- Extras: Non-slip silicone corner covers for safe and compact enclosures that can easily stack and still be aesthetically pleasing
- Ventilation: We offer two precision-drilled ventilation profiles. Our Standard Ventilation is 6 rows on the side and back and provides maximum airflow for larger invertebrates and critters that prefer high ventilation, while our Reduced Ventilation is specifically designed for critters that require less airflow and higher humidity.
- Hole Diameter: Choose between 1mm or 2mm ventilation holes based on your invertebrate's needs and personal preference. We also offer the ability to drill one large hole on each face for fitting in a 3D printed vent or feeding apparatus if you do not want our precision drilled lines of ventilation.
- Door Direction: Choice of side opening (R-L) door or a downwards opening door, depending on what invert you are keeping and where enclosure is kept, like a shelf. This may also be useful depending on what type of feeder insect you need to drop into the enclosure as fruit flies can be trickier with a sideways opening door.
- Colours: Personalise and stylise your enclosure with a coloured acrylic background! Choose from something funky to fit your preferred colour palette, or choose a naturalistic colour to make enclosure decoration even more seamless
- Bore Holes: We also offer the ability to drill larger bore holes for fitting in a 3D printed vent or feeding apparatus if you do not want our precision drilled lines of ventilation.
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The "Sling" Step-Up: The perfect secondary enclosure for jumping spider (Phidippus) and mantis nymphs that have outgrown their first nursery vials. It provides the vertical space needed for safe, successful moulting without being so large that prey becomes difficult to track.
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Small Adult Species: Ideal for smaller adult invertebrates and older individuals where a 15cm or 20cm enclosure would be excessive and hard to navigate.
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Arboreal Tarantula Juveniles: A superior "grow-out" home for juvenile Avicularia or Caribena species. The precision-drilled side vents provide the critical airflow required to prevent the stagnant, humid conditions that are often fatal to young arboreal tarantulas.
- Display-Grade Quarantine: An excellent, professional alternative to deli cups for the initial quarantine of small new arrivals. The 3mm UV-stable acrylic allows for high-detail health checks under a macro lens or magnifying glass.
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Specimen Display & Observation: A crystal-clear alternative to plastic tubs for monitoring the health of new arrivals. The 3mm UV-stable acrylic allows for stress-free, high-detail observation of feeding responses and moulting progress.
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Micro-Botanical Displays: Beyond livestock, this footprint is a favourite for "Desktop Mossariums." The water-tight 10cm base allows for a lush layer of live moss and micro-ferns, creating a tiny, self-sustaining ecosystem for your desk or shelf.
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More in depth info on shipping and returns can be found on the shipping and T&Cs, and FAQ page
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Our shipping rates are determined by the total weight of your cart at checkout.
The shipping bands are:
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0-1kg - £4.99
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1-2kg - £5.99
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2-10kg - £7.99
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10kg+ - £9.99
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Live orders and dry goods will be posted every TUESDAY. We will contact you if anything changes due to bad weather or delays.
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LIVE ORDERS- sent with Royal Mail Tracked 24 and usually arrive next day after dispatch
- DRY GOODS & ENCLOSURES- sent with Royal Mail Tracked 48 and usually arrive 2 working days after dispatch. We will contact you regarding a dispatch day for enclosure orders.
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