RufusLoacker
Arachnopeon
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- Mar 24, 2024
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My A. geniculata is more active when it's colder rather than when it's warm. Why?
I have a setup with a heat mat + thermostate on the backside because I cannot heat the whole room to appropriate temps (she's in my living room).
I noticed that if I keep the temperatures as the guides say (around 27°C during the day and 24 in the night) she spends the majority of the time stuck to the glass where the mat is.
I'm trying now a different approach, where I simply not let the temps drop lower than 21°C, and she seems much more active, roaming around the tank.
Since she's my first T I still can't recognize her behaviour and I can't say which one of those is "better" for her: she might be going around because she's looking for a warmer place, or she might stay on the glass to avoid excessive moisture?
Pic is the enclosure. She also has a water dish. Second pic shows how moist I keep the substrate.
I have a setup with a heat mat + thermostate on the backside because I cannot heat the whole room to appropriate temps (she's in my living room).
I noticed that if I keep the temperatures as the guides say (around 27°C during the day and 24 in the night) she spends the majority of the time stuck to the glass where the mat is.
I'm trying now a different approach, where I simply not let the temps drop lower than 21°C, and she seems much more active, roaming around the tank.
Since she's my first T I still can't recognize her behaviour and I can't say which one of those is "better" for her: she might be going around because she's looking for a warmer place, or she might stay on the glass to avoid excessive moisture?
Pic is the enclosure. She also has a water dish. Second pic shows how moist I keep the substrate.