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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TheGreatWhiteKoos" data-source="post: 11534" data-attributes="member: 667">Good day all, hope you and your T's are pleasant. For the last couple of months I started using ECO EARTH substrate for all my tarantula enclosures. I like it very much, easy to work with, good moisture retention and easy on the eyes. As winter is starting to set in here in South Africa, I needed to supply a suitable heat source to my enclosures. I am using a heat pad covered with a sheet of polystyrene situated on the side of my enclosures. I immediately noticed at drop in the humidity inside my enclosures. I can't believe that the substrate dried out so quickly within only 2 days. I now strongly consider peat as substrate. Maybe I should move my cages further away from the heating pad or insert another sheet of polystyrene to curb the heat transferred to the enclosures. Currently the temperature is between 25-27'C so a slight drop shouldn't do any harm. Any suggestions?</blockquote>