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It would be lovely. Our room temperature here is around 65-70f. Any tarantulas that would be happy at this temp?
Any Taran Tarantulas That Would Thrive At Room Temperature
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Some T's can survive several degrees below or above what they are supposed to be. Sometimes my gauge says 73 or 84 for my poecilotheria, l. parahybana, c. marshalli, a. avicularia.Mr.Scorpion said:
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I live in CA and have a dozen north American Aphonopelma sp.. Mine are all kept at room temp and all are doing well.
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That's okay temps for any brachy or grammostola slings, though I tend to prefer the temp be at least 70, they should be okay a little lower than that (70 is mainly the baseline though). Pretty much any juvie or adult T will be okay at 70 with some exceptions (probably T Blondi, and I don't know much about old worlders). I have an A genic juvie that I keep at around 70 - 75 and he's doing just fine, even though most caresheets insist they should be kept at 80 - 85.Mr.Scorpion said:
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most species will exept for the very tropical species. I have had my T's down to around 60 for a while and they were not very active but they were fine and are all doing very well now. P. lugardi, G. rosea, Chaco, A. clarki.
My room temps are also constantly in the 60s. I tried Brachypelma slings at room temp. Theoretically, they should have just grown slower, but it looked suspiciously to me like they wouldn't make it, so I ended the "experiment", put them in my heated T housing and they started eating and growing right away.
That said, the Aphonopelma sound like a great idea, and I think I've heard that some Poecilotheria thrive naturally at lower temps.
That said, the Aphonopelma sound like a great idea, and I think I've heard that some Poecilotheria thrive naturally at lower temps.
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Poecilotheria subfusca like to be kept at around 65-70F.
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All of mine have been surviving at room temperature including slings. I haven't been using any heat lamps. The house is air conditioned in the summer as well. We'll see how things go this winter with the cost of heating oil because I will try to keep the house at 68. It has been about 70, but I doubt if this will be much different. I do have heat lamps on all the scorpions
and they are in a different spot then my tarantulas. Most of my T's are in the kitchen since its warmer, by all the others are in other rooms that are cooler.
Sharon
and they are in a different spot then my tarantulas. Most of my T's are in the kitchen since its warmer, by all the others are in other rooms that are cooler.
Sharon
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I agree completely. I have not provided any additional heat sources for any of my tarantulas. I keep all of mine at room temperature and have never experienced any problems.tony said:
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Good question. I was also wondering if keeping slings in an incubator would be a good idea for growth/survival rate. I have a large incubator/hovabator that im not using (since I quit breeding leopard geckos), and am interested in giving it a shot with slings.
My T's are also kept at room temperature, never below 75F, never above 80F.
My T's are also kept at room temperature, never below 75F, never above 80F.
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I'd say between 70 and 80, if you keep this balance everything should be fine.
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There are some who like to increase the growth rate of small slings to get them "over the hump" so to say. I am not sure if this has any effect on the overall survival rate or if it reduces the failure to thrive in some slings. However, I doubt it would cause any problems, provided you don't dry them out and desiccate them.WhyTeDraGon said:
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The spot on the bottom of the incubator has a place to put water, so that it keeps the humidity up. Im sure though that it wouldnt be such a good idea with T's that require low humidity levels. Though I may give it a try with some of my other species 
I just need to buy another Digital Thermometer since the batteries melted in mine :wall:
I just need to buy another Digital Thermometer since the batteries melted in mine :wall: