Something a little different this time around!! I've been incredibly busy with my job and internship but in a couple of days everything will slow down quite a bit and I'll be posting more frequently.. BUT! Inbetween jobs and just to kind of relax I've been redoing my two biggest tarantulas' tanks, which also meant trying out a new type of backer- painted!! I don't post a lot about my animals but I've been experimenting with expanding foam tank backs and trying to get a handle on the different techniques I can use. These are the first real paintings I've ever done and all things considered I think they turned out pretty good? Also I just needed to upload something to prove I wasn't dead lmao

Curly hairs are native to the tropical scrublands of Costa Rica, staying in a more temperate part of the area with a lot less jungle and a lot more sand. I focused on a sort of embankment with a lot of exposed red clay to play off of the red clay burrow in the tank's hardscape. Texas browns are native to the southern and midwestern United States, so I reflected that with a fall woodland scene. Both of these were really fun to do, I take a lot of inspiration for my enclosures from zoos and other experienced animal workers. I'll probably do one for my communal millipede tank in the near future, so that'll be fun!!

These are done in acrylic craft paint and my tarantulas are housed in the Exo Terra Nano Wide terrariums