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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gizalba" data-source="post: 175693" data-attributes="member: 31253">Hi,I am new here and I am getting the home ready for my first tarantula. I have done quite a bit of reading but am struggling to find an answer for this - Are there any obvious drawbacks to keeping him/her in the kitchen? At first I was going to keep him in a cupboard but I read that although they hate bright light, it is best to keep him somewhere where he can tell the difference between day and night and different lengths of daylight through the seasons. I have concluded that the kitchen is a place where I ban cats from going in anyway, it is well ventilated as quite big with an extraction fan, and the only time the sun shines on it is early morning however I have blackout blinds down then. Hmm, maybe humidity might be a problem if I cook (that doesn't happen often lol but sometimes)?And also - is it likely to attract mites more so in the kitchen? Thanks and hi <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Becca</blockquote>