Originally posted by Ray Gabriel
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Isn't the point of the naturalistic set up exactly that, to create what you would reasonably expect to find in its natural habitat, leaving plenty of options for creativity vs practicality,,,because the ranges in said habitats (except maybe those rainforest Tarantula) can be vary varied, which includes those that you mention....and yes personal preference is absolutely key, plus off course a healthy dash of enthusiasm from us noobs lol to deciding on whether you wish the complexity of maintenance in the creation of your little naturalist bio sphere...Realistically the Tarantula probably couldn't give two hoots if its living in one or the other, but then it makes you wonder why so much fuss over simple things like substrate material, or humidity, when you read that vermiculite is a possible cause for your T to be climbing the walls because it just cant stand to walk on it, or that humidity must be low or high for specific species, when in reality these are small steps to providing at least the very basics of what is required for its care primarily linked to the nature of its natural habitat passed on to us by those that research this stuff in the field..if this info wasn't available then would we keep them all in the same conditions? or if you go and collect from the wild and know that a specific T is in a burrow with high humidity you create at the very least a burrow with humidity. This surely is just the start of a process that in the end leads to something a little more complicated should you so desire to go that bit further with trying to replicate its home???
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