Predacons5
Arachnosquire
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- Apr 17, 2019
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I mean no disrespect when I say this, but it is quite apparent that within the tarantula keeping hobby, it clearly is not "common sense" about what the proper parameters are for keeping tarantula species that come from places like where Megaphobema mesomelas originate from....For the most part is common sense of how one should take care of a tarantula.
When there is a wide range of opinions and disagreements where not a lot of people can offer facts as to what the appropriate high end temperatures that the species can tolerate are, that doesn't sound like it is common sense to know what the species' needs are.
If a lot of people come together and mostly agree to one thing as being factual, that, to me is what I would consider common sense or common knowledge. If it was common sense why would various people be debating this issue to begin with?
I'm not trying to ridicule anybody or anything when I say the following, but rather, I'm trying to make a point for sharing knowledge if one is willing to do so, as well as not being afraid of asking others for their insight on matters. If I never told anybody in this thread that 65 F - 67 F were nighttime temperatures for a place like Costa Rica at an elevation of 1,000 m - 1,800 m, how many people would have known? It seems as if a good number of people would not have based off of the responses that have been posted so far. There is nothing wrong with asking questions about matters for which one is seeking the answers for.
If nobody bothered to question standard tarantula hobby practice would people have figured out that GBB's are desert dwelling T's? If nobody bothered to ask, would people have known that the hobby's standard protocol for keeping Avics in the past was incorrect and that the reason why Avics kept dying "randomly" was because air circulation was the factor? To both questions, I'd venture to say the answer would've been no.
It's situations like this where I find understanding an animal's or plant's habitat comes in handy for understanding how to grow their favorite plants or keep their favorite pets. To me, understanding the habitat eliminates variables that don't fit and narrows down possible solutions to a problem.
I'm interested in facts that can be supported by evidence that can pass the test of scrutiny. I'm always in search of good information on subjects I'm interested in. I hope others feel the same way.
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