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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pearl Dusenbery" data-source="post: 104931" data-attributes="member: 15395">Welcome to the addiction. I agree to ditch the light because you are basically blinding ur T. UV light is just as harmful to them as it is to us. If you need heat in the tank because you keep your house cold I would suggest a red light because to a T red is like pitch black so it doesn't bother them. Most T's are comfortable at the same temps that we r. The best thing u can do is get "The Tarantula Keepers Guide" by Schultz and Schultz here is a link to it on Amazon <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0764138855/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_awdb_tEjyybJSM9KD2" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/dp/0764138855/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_awdb_tEjyybJSM9KD2</a> there is a lot of great info in it and there is a section specifically for G. Rosea in there <img src="http://www.tarantulaforum.com/images/tarantulasmiley.jpg"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":T:" title="Tarantula Smiley    :T:" data-shortname=":T:" />Can't wait to c some pics of him/her. We LOVE pics here</blockquote>