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Tips on keeping humidity in between 70 and 80?
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<blockquote data-quote="Thistles" data-source="post: 59148" data-attributes="member: 3949"><p>Tropical roaches such as dubia do not present a risk of infestation as they require high temperatures to reproduce. An escaped roach likely will not die, but it also won't be able to produce offspring. Roaches are generally larger than crickets so you get more bang for your bug feeding a roach than a cricket. Some tarantulas don't seem to like dubia, but most will take red runners. Crickets are filthy. There's nothing "wrong" with one or the other, but both have advantages and disadvantages.</p><p></p><p>Different species of tarantula have different requirements. I can't think of any tarantulas with more opposite requirements from a cobalt blue than avics and rosies. An avic is arboreal. The rose is terrestrial and from one of the driest places on earth. The cobalt is an obligate burrowers from a rainforest. Please disregard the advice you were given in post #10.</p><p></p><p>The set up I use for my <em>Haplopelma</em> <em> lividum (Cyriopagopus lividus) </em>is about 8" of damp substrate with a starter burrow under a piece of cork bark and a full water dish. Keep yours moist but not soaking and give her room to burrow. No false bottom is necessary with tarantulas. Just ensure adequate ventilation and remove the uneaten remains of prey in a timely manner to prevent mold and mites. You also do not need any supplemental heating unless you live in a very cold house. As long as you're in the 70s you're okay. As has been said, humidity of the enclosure does not matter. The damp substrate will raise the humidity of the burrow, which is what counts. Your specimen looks thin, so offer her some chow. Crix or roaches are just fine.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thistles, post: 59148, member: 3949"] Tropical roaches such as dubia do not present a risk of infestation as they require high temperatures to reproduce. An escaped roach likely will not die, but it also won't be able to produce offspring. Roaches are generally larger than crickets so you get more bang for your bug feeding a roach than a cricket. Some tarantulas don't seem to like dubia, but most will take red runners. Crickets are filthy. There's nothing "wrong" with one or the other, but both have advantages and disadvantages. Different species of tarantula have different requirements. I can't think of any tarantulas with more opposite requirements from a cobalt blue than avics and rosies. An avic is arboreal. The rose is terrestrial and from one of the driest places on earth. The cobalt is an obligate burrowers from a rainforest. Please disregard the advice you were given in post #10. The set up I use for my [I]Haplopelma[/I] [I] lividum (Cyriopagopus lividus) [/I]is about 8" of damp substrate with a starter burrow under a piece of cork bark and a full water dish. Keep yours moist but not soaking and give her room to burrow. No false bottom is necessary with tarantulas. Just ensure adequate ventilation and remove the uneaten remains of prey in a timely manner to prevent mold and mites. You also do not need any supplemental heating unless you live in a very cold house. As long as you're in the 70s you're okay. As has been said, humidity of the enclosure does not matter. The damp substrate will raise the humidity of the burrow, which is what counts. Your specimen looks thin, so offer her some chow. Crix or roaches are just fine. [/QUOTE]
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