DeathMarch6
Arachnopeon
- Joined
- Sep 21, 2016
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Hey guys I've made a microclimate for my GBB sling and my few common house spiders and false widows lol they help make use of crickets. I'll upload pics tomorrow, basically a 30 Inch by 32 inch bar fridge. Ripped out the drainage seal to create a bigger hole for wiring, insulated even further with polystyrene. The fridge fan works to circulate air, I have a Habistat high power adhesive heat mat (17" x 11") 40w stuck to the interior back of the fridge. (The heat mat will NOT be in direct contact with Tarantula container) that is important, you will burn your Tarantula by making a hot spot. It will be safe at the back or on the interior top of the fridge (so they can burrow to avoid heat). Do not use heat mat at the bottom of the fridge because again they burrow to cool down and you'll be creating hot spots NOT GOOD. Most importantly...you definitely NEED and I cannot stress this enough.. you need a thermostat. You plug the heat mat into the thermostat and wola you can set a safe temperature for your Tarantula to stay at and the thermostat will keep to it. You need 2 thermometers also, so you can have them in different places in the fridge to ensure your thermostat is correctly working. Mine is ready...Thermostat is arriving with thermometers and then I'll run for 48 hours with nothing in there to ensure its safe and running correctly before putting my tarantula in. Like I said tomorrow I'll post a couple pics them more when finished. This is cheaper than keeping an entire room at a certain heat... the fridge was free from an appliance repair company..just ask if they have any awaiting disposal you could use. DO NOT cut compressor out yourself it's illegal and bad for polar bears. Also you just don't need to lol hope this helped someone