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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ratmosphere" data-source="post: 239881" data-attributes="member: 4031">Just listen to what I have to say above and you will be fine, you don't need all of that other stuff. The heat mat will only speed up his aging process so I recommend moving it immediately. If it were a female, sure, you would be fine to keep it on there. However, it is a mature male and higher temps leads to them deteriorating faster. Let's touch on the topic of substrate now. Some mature males really do appreciate extra humidity. As long as the coco has some moisture to it, the male will be comfortable. Make sure there is ample ventilation in the enclosure and do not soak the substrate. 8 x 8 x 12" is not the proper enclosure for this spider. You have an arboreal setup and your guy needs a terrestrial setup if he really is Tliltocatl vagans. You could get cheap bins from Walmart and drill air holes to create a nice an affordable enclosure. You really want to make sure it's not a large enclosure though.</blockquote>