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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kymura" data-source="post: 84227" data-attributes="member: 4072">OK... As always- this is my opinion. Nothing written in stone. First thing to do... Find a nice tarantula <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />No heat pad needed. If your comfy more then likely they are as well. Get rid of the gauges. They never work properly and do far more harm then good. Lot of controversy on the screen tops. Several T's have ended up damaging themselves by getting a tarsal claw stuck. Plenty of other options however including simply replacing the screen with some acrylic with drilled holes in it. Or a nice container of your choosing with added ventilation. Tons of pre-made options out there now as well. Far as misting, for the more humid types and slings overflowing the water dish is usually sufficient. Once you pick a tarantula folks here can tell you better. ^.~From everything I hear,Most of the B albo stay buried the bigger part of the time as slings,  spending more time out and visible as they get larger. Mine hasn't been in a burrow since about two inches. Even when it borrowed however it was constantly busy changing things around. Great choice to jump back in with IMPO.</blockquote>