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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WolfSpider" data-source="post: 208571" data-attributes="member: 24627">I think it was Phil who kept spreadsheets and found that his tarantulas had an unusual skew towards molting in the cold months of England.Spent some time in the Tuscan area where there are lots of A. chalcodes.  I would not classify them as a hearty spider.  Anyhoo, winter nights could get down to near freezing.  Burrows probably got deeper, but the point I'm making is agreeing with Octane:  our fuzzy friends seem to tolerate cold spells just fine.</blockquote>