Heat wave, how to face it!

[Annalisa]

Hello, everyoneAnnalisa, owner of a 5 years old pretty brachypelma.
Here in Amsterdam temperatures are crazy hot.
So, I moved the tank out of direct sun, put black cardboard all around it, left the upper part of it a bit open with a fan that provides constant ventilation.Fullfilled her swimminpool with fresh water. Any other advice to keep her healthy? Hopefully temperatures will drop soon.

 

[Mango The Friendly OBT]

Hello, everyoneAnnalisa, owner of a 5 years old pretty brachypelma.
Here in Amsterdam temperatures are crazy hot.
So, I moved the tank out of direct sun, put black cardboard all around it, left the upper part of it a bit open with a fan that provides constant ventilation.Fullfilled her swimminpool with fresh water. Any other advice to keep her healthy? Hopefully temperatures will drop soon.

Do you have any AC?

 

[Mango The Friendly OBT]

Hello, everyoneAnnalisa, owner of a 5 years old pretty brachypelma.
Here in Amsterdam temperatures are crazy hot.
So, I moved the tank out of direct sun, put black cardboard all around it, left the upper part of it a bit open with a fan that provides constant ventilation.Fullfilled her swimminpool with fresh water. Any other advice to keep her healthy? Hopefully temperatures will drop soon.

Also, for a tarantula, a fan constantly blowing on it would be very stressful.

 

[Eighth Eye Blind]

Most new world tarantulas laugh at what Europeans call "hot". A lot of Brachypelma species live quite happily in areas with daytime temps above 35°C in the summer. I grew up with Aphonopelma species that came out and walked around when it was >42°C outside. If she gets really hot she'll just disappear under her substrate for a while to cool off.

As Mango said, the fan is going to do more harm than good. It's best to just have natural ventalation for these species. Arboreal species can benefit from gentle forced-air ventilation but others should be kept without it.

So don't worry. Your T is probably wondering why it got moved and not even noticing the temp. She'll be fine.

 

[Annalisa]

Do you have any AC?

No. I don’t.

 

[Annalisa]

Also, for a tarantula, a fan constantly blowing on it would be very stressful.

Good to know. Thanks