TweedMcQueen
Arachnopeon
- Joined
- Apr 25, 2012
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- 47
Hey all, got a heating question for you. Now I know that Ts do not normally require much, if anything, in the way of heating and I am kind of loathe to do it at all, but I kind of think I may need to. Previously I and my Ts stayed in a small room in the house and it was pretty easy to keep them at about 75 degrees, generally closer to 80 during the day when I was at work and had the fans shut down etc. This was partially accomplished by situating the bookcase I use to house them over the only air vent in the room, thus blocking off the air conditioning. After that it was easy to regulate temps for both me and them by using a fan. The room was tiny and it just worked out. Not so much fun for me and my girlfriend to live in though due to the cramped quarters.
So, bearing all that in mind, we recently moved into a much much larger room in the house. It is a second living room that we converted to a bedroom. It could probably be used as an efficiency apartment all on it's own. We have gone from one air vent to three, plus two more windows and a ceiling fan. The room is fantastic, it is like living in a palace compared to our old digs. BUT it is a LOT harder to regulate the temperature. Made even more so by the fact that we can't go turn off the air whenever we feel like it because we have roommates in the rest of the house.
So that's the background. Again, I know tarantulas are hardy and the general rule is that they will be ok in temperatures that we are comfy in. But I know they were thriving in that 75-80 range and I haven't been able to get it much better than 72 in the new room and it generally stays down around 68-70. So here, at long last, is my question: Should I attempt to heat the bookcase I house my Ts in? If so, how?
I have thought of a couple possibilities. One way would be a little ceramic heater that I could point at the bookcase from a distance to just kind of raise the air temperature in that general area. Another I guess would be to install very low watt heat lights on the tops of the shelves above the enclosures so that it would heat all the area beneath, again, very low watt and not directly on the enclosures to raise the air temp and avoid desication. Do those ideas sound decent? Any other ideas? Do I even need to bother? I should also mention that the majority of my collection are slings. Thanks in advance everyone.
So, bearing all that in mind, we recently moved into a much much larger room in the house. It is a second living room that we converted to a bedroom. It could probably be used as an efficiency apartment all on it's own. We have gone from one air vent to three, plus two more windows and a ceiling fan. The room is fantastic, it is like living in a palace compared to our old digs. BUT it is a LOT harder to regulate the temperature. Made even more so by the fact that we can't go turn off the air whenever we feel like it because we have roommates in the rest of the house.
So that's the background. Again, I know tarantulas are hardy and the general rule is that they will be ok in temperatures that we are comfy in. But I know they were thriving in that 75-80 range and I haven't been able to get it much better than 72 in the new room and it generally stays down around 68-70. So here, at long last, is my question: Should I attempt to heat the bookcase I house my Ts in? If so, how?
I have thought of a couple possibilities. One way would be a little ceramic heater that I could point at the bookcase from a distance to just kind of raise the air temperature in that general area. Another I guess would be to install very low watt heat lights on the tops of the shelves above the enclosures so that it would heat all the area beneath, again, very low watt and not directly on the enclosures to raise the air temp and avoid desication. Do those ideas sound decent? Any other ideas? Do I even need to bother? I should also mention that the majority of my collection are slings. Thanks in advance everyone.
