Heat & Light: the two MOST IMPORTANT aspects of tarantula keeping Part 1 of 3

In our first installment of a 2-part series, we begin to use biology and natural history, along with our own experience, to disprove persistent hobby myths around heating & lighting for pet tarantulas.

Thanks for watching, and find part 2 here:    • Heat & Light Part 2 of 3: Researching...  

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Further reading:

Physiological Ecology of Tarantulas: Thermoregulation, Metabolism, and Performance Traits published by Cara Shillington, 2020. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10....

Monocentropus balfouri description published by David Stasny. https://www.academia.edu/9705016/Mono...

Diurnal rhythm of activity in the arboreal tarantula Avicularia avicularia (L.) (Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae) published by Cloudsley‐Thompson and Constantinou, 2008. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/1...

The reproductive period of tarantulas is constrained by their thermal preferences (Araneae, Theraphosidae) published by de Oca, Perez-Miles, Clavijo-Baquet, 2020. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...

Thermal preferences and effects of temperature on fitness parameters of an endemic Argentinean tarantula (Grammostola vachoni) published by Schwerdt et al, 2019. https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139...

Adaptation of the spiders to the environment: the case of some Chilean species published by Canals et. al., 2015. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

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Music:
Opening track “Day One” by Density & Time
Main track “Whirlpool” by Density & Time