It's not too soon, and a 10 gallon would be a fine size for this species. I usually keep mine in deli cups or jars until they are around 3 inch leg-span, at which time I move them into their "permanent" home. Welcome to the hobby, I think you'll find yourself hooked, like most of us here, with an ever-expanding collection soon to come!hi i have kept snakes all my life but have now expanded my hobby and have takin an interest in t's. I bought a spider-ling B. Smithi (red knee) and i have it in a little plastic tub that i was givin it in it was the size of a penny or smaller,but now it is nearly three times that is it time to put it into its permanent tank or is it too soon, an if so what size do you recommend i was thinkin maybe a ten gallon whats your thoughts..
Just get a good sized sterilite container that isn't that deep. Ten gallons require a lot of a substrate even for big spiders. My 7" L. parahybana is in a 10 gallon and it is halfway filled with substrate. Room temperature is fine for tarantulas. If you're okay, so are they. But if you have to use a heat source either get a space heater or use a heat mat on the SIDE not on the bottom.i see yes i dont want them to fall from a height an hurt themselves when do you recommend moving to a permanent enclosure and wha form of heat would you use