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Hi I am a beginner with tarantulas I have a Mexican ready he’s about five or four months old and I need some help and advice with my cage
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Hello friend and welcome to the forum.
Nice setup with plenty of space, a hiding place and a water dish
What is your top layer of substrate made of? Is it coconut chips or wood chips/fibers? Generally, I wood stay clear of anything made out of wood, including the pin tree hide if I were you.
Have a great weekend.
Nice setup with plenty of space, a hiding place and a water dish
What is your top layer of substrate made of? Is it coconut chips or wood chips/fibers? Generally, I wood stay clear of anything made out of wood, including the pin tree hide if I were you.
Have a great weekend.
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Heat lamp is a no no. Sorry. It will overheat your tarantula and make molting hazardous. In general, if you are comfotable: 68-82 degrees, your T will be comfortable.
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Remove the heat lamp. You don't need it and it could potentially kill your tarantula (dehydration). Room temp is fine. I would use some type of coco fiber mixed with Peat moss and an organic top soil that doesn't have any fertilizer or chemicals in it. Your setup appears to be too large for the tarantula in the picture but it's hard to tell without knowing the exact leg span. You can place a ruler or maybe even a quarter next to it to give us a better size reference. Nice setup for a large juvenile or adult but definitely not for a sling or anything smaller than a 2.5-3" leg span.
The cage is at 72 is that too warm for him
I keep my house at like 73 in day and at like 70 at night
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I have a fan in my room at night would that bother himPerfect temps!
Ok thank you
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If he has good cross ventilation, better off without the fan--another possible dehydrating effect.
The fan helps me sleep is there any thing I can do
And can I some how block the wind from the fan from hitting him
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The bald patch is where it has kicked hairs. That patch will darken if a moult is about to happen but they also kick hair as defence.
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Good idea.
