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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sabeth" data-source="post: 20821" data-attributes="member: 545"><p>Misting and artificial heating actually aren't necessary under normal circumstances...an exception being extremely low temps. A minimum of 60 F is a good rule to follow. Unless you're keeping babies under 2 inches or the swamp species, adding moisture to the cage (beyond the water dish) is also generally not needed except during premolt, when it can help to lightly mist the tarantula and the cage once a day. For the Pinktoe, you can use a bigger water dish to give her a bit more humidity; these are said to thrive best on a slightly higher humidity. As for feeding, a couple of crickets a week (or around 6-8 a month) is plenty. Just the guidelines I stick to. Good luck and enjoy your spiders! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>