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<blockquote data-quote="DustyD" data-source="post: 221017" data-attributes="member: 36911"><p>Edit: Well I was writing this while you were posting. So take what you can from it. Some people do put terrestrial Ts in cube shaped enclosures like 12x12x12. I had one in an 8x8x8 and I had to bank it up. But yours looked taller than it is wide.</p><p></p><p>Hi, thanks for coming here. Don’t take this harshly, please, I too think changes are needed. Especially the height.</p><p></p><p>Your enclosure seems too tall for a terrestrial tarantula. Falling is a concern. Even though there are vents by the door, you may not have the best air flow for a terrestrial as side airflow is considered more beneficial.</p><p></p><p>Very beautiful T. I can’t address the needs of your tarantula, but I have several arid/semi arid terrestrial T’s so it is pretty similar.</p><p></p><p>As for temp, the general recommendation is low to mid/high 70s with it going a bit higher or lower as some Ts are quite hardy.</p><p></p><p>I don’t heat my whole room but rather use other heating devices.</p><p></p><p>I have used heat pads in the past, but have not directly attached them to the enclosure wall, rather affixed it to a pane of glass and separated them by up to an inch. Tarantulas sometimes like to bask in the heat and I would be concerned about burning them.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]69624[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Now I mostly use heating cables at different heights and rarely see the Ts basking on the walls.</p><p></p><p>For arid dwelling Ts, humidity is not such a vital issue as it might be for other species. I keep G. pulchra, G. rosea/porteri and G. pulchripes and humidity in the winter can go down to 16 percent and up to about 70 percent in the summer and I have had no problems. But no need to throw them out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DustyD, post: 221017, member: 36911"] Edit: Well I was writing this while you were posting. So take what you can from it. Some people do put terrestrial Ts in cube shaped enclosures like 12x12x12. I had one in an 8x8x8 and I had to bank it up. But yours looked taller than it is wide. Hi, thanks for coming here. Don’t take this harshly, please, I too think changes are needed. Especially the height. Your enclosure seems too tall for a terrestrial tarantula. Falling is a concern. Even though there are vents by the door, you may not have the best air flow for a terrestrial as side airflow is considered more beneficial. Very beautiful T. I can’t address the needs of your tarantula, but I have several arid/semi arid terrestrial T’s so it is pretty similar. As for temp, the general recommendation is low to mid/high 70s with it going a bit higher or lower as some Ts are quite hardy. I don’t heat my whole room but rather use other heating devices. I have used heat pads in the past, but have not directly attached them to the enclosure wall, rather affixed it to a pane of glass and separated them by up to an inch. Tarantulas sometimes like to bask in the heat and I would be concerned about burning them. [ATTACH type="full" alt="2F292ECA-6895-4AD0-8850-F68A5DF13956.jpeg"]69624[/ATTACH] Now I mostly use heating cables at different heights and rarely see the Ts basking on the walls. For arid dwelling Ts, humidity is not such a vital issue as it might be for other species. I keep G. pulchra, G. rosea/porteri and G. pulchripes and humidity in the winter can go down to 16 percent and up to about 70 percent in the summer and I have had no problems. But no need to throw them out. [/QUOTE]
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