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<blockquote data-quote="Whitelightning777" data-source="post: 125910" data-attributes="member: 26980"><p>[ATTACH=full]27993[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]27994[/ATTACH] If you're set up for a hot side cold side cage heating with a screen top, simply block off the middle of the screen leaving about a 1"-2" gap on both the hot and cold side. Convection will kick in and your cage will be dry in no time!!</p><p></p><p>I had a crappy caresheet with my C versicolor when I got her. Due to wetting the substrate, I had to set up a small USB fan to blow gently on the side of the enclosure. While spiders don't like bursts of air, they adapt to a steady unchanging stream of air easily.</p><p></p><p>You don't need massive air exchange, just enough to keep up with evaporation. The ventilation holes barely allow any air to pass, but that's all you need, just no total stagnation.</p><p></p><p>50 watts is pretty powerful for lighting. It is essential that no area where the spiders are is to hot to touch by hand and the bulbs should be a minimum distance of 8" away. Maybe try a 25 watt bulb. With heat, less is more. What can happen is that they get entangled in the screen in a hot spot and get burned or panic thrash and lose limbs etc.</p><p></p><p>Unlike a scorp, they can walk on walls and ceilings so these areas need to be made critter safe. When they are heated from below or upside down, they can go towards excessive heat instead of away from it because of an instinctive response saying to hot = go down.</p><p></p><p>Chances are that you figured that out but it never hurts to ask!!</p><p></p><p>I use the idiot proof method. I put one hand on my forehead and feel the entire interior wherever the spider could possibly go irregardless of if they ever have gone there before. If it's got them my head or even worse burns to the touch, it's too darn hot.</p><p></p><p>Just don't mention this to certain types who get fanatical against this type of configuration, eg Miss Moxie etc. They are entitled to their opinion of course so it's best not to upset them.</p><p></p><p>This is my setting. It's not pretty but it's safe and effective. The way I do mine is that if no surface is the hot to touch, it's safe.</p><p></p><p>Sorry to talk your ear off.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Whitelightning777, post: 125910, member: 26980"] [ATTACH=full]27993[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]27994[/ATTACH] If you're set up for a hot side cold side cage heating with a screen top, simply block off the middle of the screen leaving about a 1"-2" gap on both the hot and cold side. Convection will kick in and your cage will be dry in no time!! I had a crappy caresheet with my C versicolor when I got her. Due to wetting the substrate, I had to set up a small USB fan to blow gently on the side of the enclosure. While spiders don't like bursts of air, they adapt to a steady unchanging stream of air easily. You don't need massive air exchange, just enough to keep up with evaporation. The ventilation holes barely allow any air to pass, but that's all you need, just no total stagnation. 50 watts is pretty powerful for lighting. It is essential that no area where the spiders are is to hot to touch by hand and the bulbs should be a minimum distance of 8" away. Maybe try a 25 watt bulb. With heat, less is more. What can happen is that they get entangled in the screen in a hot spot and get burned or panic thrash and lose limbs etc. Unlike a scorp, they can walk on walls and ceilings so these areas need to be made critter safe. When they are heated from below or upside down, they can go towards excessive heat instead of away from it because of an instinctive response saying to hot = go down. Chances are that you figured that out but it never hurts to ask!! I use the idiot proof method. I put one hand on my forehead and feel the entire interior wherever the spider could possibly go irregardless of if they ever have gone there before. If it's got them my head or even worse burns to the touch, it's too darn hot. Just don't mention this to certain types who get fanatical against this type of configuration, eg Miss Moxie etc. They are entitled to their opinion of course so it's best not to upset them. This is my setting. It's not pretty but it's safe and effective. The way I do mine is that if no surface is the hot to touch, it's safe. Sorry to talk your ear off. [/QUOTE]
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