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<blockquote data-quote="Gizalba" data-source="post: 185425" data-attributes="member: 31253"><p>This confuses me. I definitely agree with '<strong>2) Never, ever allow the tarantulas' primary cages or containers to come into direct contact with the heat source!</strong> Actually, "not even close" would be an even better rule.' </p><p></p><p>However I can't bring myself to not worry about temperature at all. I can understand that room temperature of about 21 degrees C doesn't need to be messed with and it would be better not to add an artificial heat source then (although... surely central heating is an artificial heat source too - would it be better to turn it off?). But surely it is better/healthier for the T, to roughly simulate their natural environment? So although in really hot places the temperature can still drop very low at night or at certain times of the year and I understand they can 'tolerate' this, I can't see why keeping them at such a low temperature all the time would be good for them when they are from places that are regularly say, 28 degrees C during the day? </p><p></p><p>I am not saying you are wrong by the way - I don't have anywhere near enough experience to know what I'm talking about and it seems most experienced keepers agree with you, I am just genuinely confused by this and would like to understand.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gizalba, post: 185425, member: 31253"] This confuses me. I definitely agree with '[B]2) Never, ever allow the tarantulas' primary cages or containers to come into direct contact with the heat source![/B] Actually, "not even close" would be an even better rule.' However I can't bring myself to not worry about temperature at all. I can understand that room temperature of about 21 degrees C doesn't need to be messed with and it would be better not to add an artificial heat source then (although... surely central heating is an artificial heat source too - would it be better to turn it off?). But surely it is better/healthier for the T, to roughly simulate their natural environment? So although in really hot places the temperature can still drop very low at night or at certain times of the year and I understand they can 'tolerate' this, I can't see why keeping them at such a low temperature all the time would be good for them when they are from places that are regularly say, 28 degrees C during the day? I am not saying you are wrong by the way - I don't have anywhere near enough experience to know what I'm talking about and it seems most experienced keepers agree with you, I am just genuinely confused by this and would like to understand. [/QUOTE]
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