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<blockquote data-quote="Diamondsho89" data-source="post: 217889" data-attributes="member: 38712"><p>Hello, I wouldn't suggest heating pads.</p><p>I would however suggest very low wattage incandescent red bulbs as a great heat source.</p><p>Red light is not visible to tarantulas so doesn't stress them either so they don't avoid it like sunlight or white light bulbs. In candescent bulbs, you get nearly 70% of their energy used as heat the wattage is your control mechanism since it can't burn any more watts than the wattage it's rated for. So a 25 watt bulb would create 17.5 watts of heat. I used to use 15-25 watt bulbs to heat 10 gallon tanks during the winter months so upsize wattage for different tanks. I live in Olympia so I know how cold Washington can get.</p><p>I have been keeping tarantulas nearly thirty years here in the northwest so I've learned to get inventive.</p><p>Now, I keep all my Tarantulas in appropriate sized grow tents ( there are all different sizes to suit your needs) where the temps can be precisely maintained with a small heater utilizing a thermostat.</p><p>Hope that gives some options, good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Diamondsho89, post: 217889, member: 38712"] Hello, I wouldn't suggest heating pads. I would however suggest very low wattage incandescent red bulbs as a great heat source. Red light is not visible to tarantulas so doesn't stress them either so they don't avoid it like sunlight or white light bulbs. In candescent bulbs, you get nearly 70% of their energy used as heat the wattage is your control mechanism since it can't burn any more watts than the wattage it's rated for. So a 25 watt bulb would create 17.5 watts of heat. I used to use 15-25 watt bulbs to heat 10 gallon tanks during the winter months so upsize wattage for different tanks. I live in Olympia so I know how cold Washington can get. I have been keeping tarantulas nearly thirty years here in the northwest so I've learned to get inventive. Now, I keep all my Tarantulas in appropriate sized grow tents ( there are all different sizes to suit your needs) where the temps can be precisely maintained with a small heater utilizing a thermostat. Hope that gives some options, good luck! [/QUOTE]
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