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Message: <blockquote data-quote="m0lsx" data-source="post: 227440" data-attributes="member: 29323">Taking advice from a pet store is like listening to a politician. They all too often offer some very convincing sound bites, as long as you don't look beyond that sound bite. Pet stores in general are very poor places to either buy tarantulas from, or take advice from, as they know next to nothing about Tarantulas. All they see is a profit margin. Low 60's, as a permanent temperature, is low. But as an overnight minimum, it is not going to harm a T. Aphonopelma hentzi has several common names. Two being Missouri tarantula & Oklahoma brown. So assuming the hentzi exists in those locations, do a google search of average temperatures. St Louis, Missouri, October 2023. The average low was 51.5F & the average high was 71F. And for Oklahoma City average temperatures for October look to be very similar with average lows at 52 & average highs at 73. So low 60's is cool, but not as low as it gets. But as a preference, warm the air around the tank, rather than just the tank. A second larger tank, could be used to warm & provide a gentler, more stable temperature, rather than a heat mat. Also possibly think about a heated cable, rather than a mat. A cable will not cause a large area of heat. And if you do choose to use a heat mat, then never use it on the bottom of a tank, just across part of a side, so your T can escape the heat if it wants to. Also use a thermostat in the tank to stop the heat becoming oppressive, or even dangerous for your T.  <h3></h3></blockquote>

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