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Message: <blockquote data-quote="m0lsx" data-source="post: 226806" data-attributes="member: 29323">And NEVER use a heat mat under an enclosure, as T's burrow to escape heat & so you can cook them. And with bottom heating, there is no escaping the heat, but with back or side heating, you T can move away from the heat, if it chooses. And there are alternatives to a heat mat for a one or two enclosures. Look up heated cable for example. I tried a cable one winter & kept the cable close to, but not touching my enclosures. Another option is buy a larger enclosure & place them in there. A local pet store keeps it's tarantulas inside a top heated vivarium, for both warmth & security. But with a couple of enclosures, you could simply use a clear plastic storage box. Although, wooden reptile vivarium can be brought for as little as £10 to £20 & they would hold several enclosures. I sold one, including a fitted heat lamp for £15 last year.I keep my slings inside a large sandwich tub. My lounge, where I keep my T's used to be the only room in the house without radiators. It just had a gas fire which we used that very infrequently, instead keeping the hall door open. But at night the temperature did drop a little. So I put my slings into a second enclosure. But with no insulation & that kept the heat at a more stable level throughout the 24 hours.</blockquote>