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<blockquote data-quote="Poec54" data-source="post: 41542" data-attributes="member: 3524"><p>No tarantulas need that kind of humidity. These are spiders not fish. </p><p></p><p>Think about a tropical/subtropical climate. I'm in Florida and our rainy season is the summer; we get 10"+ per month then (similar climate to central Brasil). Clouds up in the afternoon, pours an inch or more, then the sun comes out and dries things out by evening. Yes we're humid, but there's breezes and sunshine so things don't stay soggy for long. It may not rain again for a few days. The rest of the year is much drier, with sporadic rain. Why would a spider from this climate need any special care in captivity, especially tubes, heating pads, and a water pan? That's way too much humidity, and that doesn't even count all the misting. My G pulchra slings (Brazilian Black), are on fairly dry top soil with a small water bowl and doing great a year later. Never misted them, they've had small water bowls from day one. </p><p></p><p>A lot of beginners get all worried about trying to hit a specific humidity percentage, like the author of the care sheet has ever been to that country or knows about its various climates and seasons. They usually a pick number out of the air and then naïve people jump thru hoops trying to maintain it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Poec54, post: 41542, member: 3524"] No tarantulas need that kind of humidity. These are spiders not fish. Think about a tropical/subtropical climate. I'm in Florida and our rainy season is the summer; we get 10"+ per month then (similar climate to central Brasil). Clouds up in the afternoon, pours an inch or more, then the sun comes out and dries things out by evening. Yes we're humid, but there's breezes and sunshine so things don't stay soggy for long. It may not rain again for a few days. The rest of the year is much drier, with sporadic rain. Why would a spider from this climate need any special care in captivity, especially tubes, heating pads, and a water pan? That's way too much humidity, and that doesn't even count all the misting. My G pulchra slings (Brazilian Black), are on fairly dry top soil with a small water bowl and doing great a year later. Never misted them, they've had small water bowls from day one. A lot of beginners get all worried about trying to hit a specific humidity percentage, like the author of the care sheet has ever been to that country or knows about its various climates and seasons. They usually a pick number out of the air and then naïve people jump thru hoops trying to maintain it. [/QUOTE]
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