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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sabeth" data-source="post: 16009" data-attributes="member: 545">Humidity and temperature guages really are not necessary for tarantulas. Here are some basic guidelines as laid down by Stanley & Marguerite Schultz (authors of The Tarantula Keeper's Guide): Tarantula's First Rule of Temperature - Any temperature at which you are comfortable will suit the tarantula just fine.Tarantula's First Rule of Humidity - The primary source of humidity comes from the water dish.  Extra measures like misting are not required in the majority of cases. Babies and swamp tarantulas do need a very high humidity, and during premolt misting lightly once a day until the actual molt can be beneficial, but outside of this, supplementary humidity aside from the water dish isn't needed. You can, however, fine-tune the humidity levels by using a larger or smaller water dish, or by covering more of the ventilation holes with plastic wrap to impede air exchange and thus make conditions more humid. (I have had to do this with my baby A. versicolor because the cage dries out too quickly.) Using tap water is fine. The only time bottled (distilled or filtered) water would be necessary would be if your water is very soft or heavily laden with salt and minerals.</blockquote>