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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AndrewClayton" data-source="post: 159888" data-attributes="member: 28745"><p>What [USER=29302]@Jess S[/USER] said buddy, I’d just like to say though get rid of the hydrometer they are totally useless for Ts. Tarantulas get there moisture from the substrate therefore humidity in the air is totally irrelevant for a Tarantula for the more arid species like B Auratum they require dry substrate and just overflow the water dish do not mist. A sp like Theraphosa though that live deep in the rainforest require damp substrate, they can still survive with air humidity in the low teens as long as they have there constantly dampened substance, hydrometers are only sold by pet store to make more money they aren’t needed for arachnids. I done the very same thing when I started out went and spent a fortune on heating, enclosure, gauges and equipment for my new T, that T was an LP sling so imagine how stupid I Felt bought all that and it lived on top of my wardrobe in a vial for 6 months and never got into the enclosure I bought until about a year later lol</p></blockquote><p></p>