namaslayy666
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Hey all!
I am very new to being a tarantula owner. I have a Brachypelma smithi, Mexican red knee, almost two inches in length. I have had him a little over four months now. He had successfully completed one molt since being in my care. When I first got him it was warm and fairly humid in the summer months. I find I am struggling to keep his temperature and humidity at the recommended amount, according to care sheets, and I worry he is uncomfortable or having difficulty molting again. His last molt was a month after I got him, now three months ago. He has shown the tell tale signs of another molt for almost two months now. (Lethargic, barely eating, bald spot, etc.) I live in Colorado and it is getting progressively colder here and very dry. I have set a space heater in the room he resides at 70 degrees and have been misting his cage everyday to keep the humidity above 40. (He has a shallow water dish and will eat a cricket maybe 1 every two weeks.) When I do not mist his substrate it falls to about 30 in humidity and heat stays around 70 sometimes dipping to almost 60 if heater is not on. (I do not use a heat lamp or heat mat)
My question is if I am going about this in the right way? I do not want to overwhelm him or make him uncomfortable. Do you have any advice for a new T owner to ensure he is being kept after properly?
I have attached images of his enclosure, current temps, humidity, and his rump for reference. Please help, am I overthinking?
I am very new to being a tarantula owner. I have a Brachypelma smithi, Mexican red knee, almost two inches in length. I have had him a little over four months now. He had successfully completed one molt since being in my care. When I first got him it was warm and fairly humid in the summer months. I find I am struggling to keep his temperature and humidity at the recommended amount, according to care sheets, and I worry he is uncomfortable or having difficulty molting again. His last molt was a month after I got him, now three months ago. He has shown the tell tale signs of another molt for almost two months now. (Lethargic, barely eating, bald spot, etc.) I live in Colorado and it is getting progressively colder here and very dry. I have set a space heater in the room he resides at 70 degrees and have been misting his cage everyday to keep the humidity above 40. (He has a shallow water dish and will eat a cricket maybe 1 every two weeks.) When I do not mist his substrate it falls to about 30 in humidity and heat stays around 70 sometimes dipping to almost 60 if heater is not on. (I do not use a heat lamp or heat mat)
My question is if I am going about this in the right way? I do not want to overwhelm him or make him uncomfortable. Do you have any advice for a new T owner to ensure he is being kept after properly?
I have attached images of his enclosure, current temps, humidity, and his rump for reference. Please help, am I overthinking?
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