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Message: <blockquote data-quote="syzygy" data-source="post: 84939" data-attributes="member: 4361">What is the temp. range at your place?  Most of the time there is no need to artificially alter the temp for your T. Supplemental light is fine, but not required.  None of mine have any special lighting...it's dark at night and there is some indirect natural and artificial light during the day.You'll likely get varying opinions on whether a T can be socialized.  If you want to handle them I'd wait until they are 1" or so and then only do it while sitting on the floor in an area without much clutter (in case it bolts).  You could spread out a sheet and sort of rumple the edges so that maybe it would stay contained.  If the T seems stressed at all when you try to pick them up then just let them be...even spiders that seem OK with it most of the time don't always feel like cuddling.You've started with a great species...congrats!</blockquote>