would a 10 gallon aquarium work for a pink toed
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Too large, IMO. Do a search on avicularia/enclosures etc., you'll find many ideas. And no heat lamp... 
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ive got my antilles pinktoe in a 2 1/2 gal aquarium with about 2 1/2 inches of substrate and two pieces of corkbark for climbing. also there is a water dish for her, which is not in the enclosure at the moment because i just replaced the substrate and it is still very damp
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My A. avicularia lives in an upended 10 gal. and seems quite happy there. It's got a huge web home built, but also comes out and explores the entire tank frequently. I don't see that it has any trouble catching dinner, as the crickets disappear regularly and the spider is nicely plump.
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I have my A.avic in a 10 gallon octagon tank with a large piece of cork bark and some plants. I think it's just all in the way you have your T set up. They don't really need anything this big but I spoil my girl.
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Holy old thread revitalization Bat Man
If your room is at least 70F, no extra heat is needed
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No shite!! lolHoly old thread revitalization Bat Man
If your room is at least 70F, no extra heat is needed
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The reason for the concern about putting T's in an oversized tank is that they have very poor eyesight. They count on finding prey by vibration. If you put a T in to large a tank, it could have difficulty finding its food.
My mature male avic avic is in a large KK turned on its side. I only go bigger than that for bigger spiders, my blondi, my para, my Singapore blue, anything that gets bigger than 8 inches I put in 10 gallons. Everything else gets put in a large KK as soon as it is big enough.
And no, I don't supply any heat pads or heat lamps if you keep your home warm you don't really need them.
My mature male avic avic is in a large KK turned on its side. I only go bigger than that for bigger spiders, my blondi, my para, my Singapore blue, anything that gets bigger than 8 inches I put in 10 gallons. Everything else gets put in a large KK as soon as it is big enough.
And no, I don't supply any heat pads or heat lamps if you keep your home warm you don't really need them.
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your statement implies they would not be able to live in the wild. :?
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Most wild tarantulas do not die of old age. There's a REASON they have to have several hundred or several thousand babies in every eggsac just to continue the species.
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sure, but not because the habitat is too big.
Due to lack of a better set up, I currently use ten gallon that isn't on it's side. All I had to do was set up the T's hide so it is vertical and put in some branches and it's doing great. The only real downside is that there is alot of wasted space. So to answer your question, yes it would work, but if you can do better then go for it.
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No, you are right, plus they have predators and disease to deal with. But T's that live in the wild can an do starve. Weather that is to wet or to dry can change the amount and ease of catching food. I just don't keep most of my guys in bigger homes because they seem to be more comfortable and calmer in something smaller. I don't think the largest size kk is really all that small.sure, but not because the habitat is too big.