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<blockquote data-quote="Whitelightning777" data-source="post: 123055" data-attributes="member: 26980"><p>The main concept with heat is that the source need to be far enough away or spread out to prevent localized hot spots.</p><p></p><p>If it burns your hand, no good. The heat should come from the top or the side. Inverts are hard wired to assume that high areas are hotter regardless of the facts.</p><p></p><p>If they overheat, they always go down and dark. Of course they roast if the heat is under them or under a hide. The heat source should never be under ground either.</p><p></p><p>I keep mine at 80. Others do it differently. I have also used a hot side/ cold side setup for my Klugi and the scorpion. I use a voltage controller and never run it higher than 50 percent. (Mandatory) I only use 25 watt bulbs or ceramics.</p><p></p><p>The growth rate for the new worlds is very good and the activity level is moderate. They eat 2x or 3x per week. The balfouri sling is developing more slowly but still has a great appetite.</p><p></p><p>Both the Klugi and versicolor molt 4-6 weeks. I'm trying to get these slings past the vulnerable young stage in life.</p><p></p><p>Still, most can get away with room temps.</p><p></p><p>My pokie (striata) also shows the same moderate activity levels but since I just got it, I still need to see how often it'll eat and what it likes.</p><p></p><p>They all move to the areas that are 80 to within a degree each way except for the P Striata which likes 82 degrees. I use a digital point thermometer which you aim and get the temp for specific spots.</p><p></p><p>Like I said before, lots of folks just do room temp.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Whitelightning777, post: 123055, member: 26980"] The main concept with heat is that the source need to be far enough away or spread out to prevent localized hot spots. If it burns your hand, no good. The heat should come from the top or the side. Inverts are hard wired to assume that high areas are hotter regardless of the facts. If they overheat, they always go down and dark. Of course they roast if the heat is under them or under a hide. The heat source should never be under ground either. I keep mine at 80. Others do it differently. I have also used a hot side/ cold side setup for my Klugi and the scorpion. I use a voltage controller and never run it higher than 50 percent. (Mandatory) I only use 25 watt bulbs or ceramics. The growth rate for the new worlds is very good and the activity level is moderate. They eat 2x or 3x per week. The balfouri sling is developing more slowly but still has a great appetite. Both the Klugi and versicolor molt 4-6 weeks. I'm trying to get these slings past the vulnerable young stage in life. Still, most can get away with room temps. My pokie (striata) also shows the same moderate activity levels but since I just got it, I still need to see how often it'll eat and what it likes. They all move to the areas that are 80 to within a degree each way except for the P Striata which likes 82 degrees. I use a digital point thermometer which you aim and get the temp for specific spots. Like I said before, lots of folks just do room temp. [/QUOTE]
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