Hello,

I'm not new to the forum, however, I've just recieved my first trio of capra's from marcia the other day. I'm going to start jumping in on these discussions merely for my benefit and others as well.

Now, regarding your interesting topics, I'm going to start very slightly" heating my enclosure" and see what effects this has on the occupants. It does make sense that they will sleep on the upper most leaves to recieve the sun in the morning and the vital D3 these animals need. I've worked with several animals over the years, but from my early viewing of this species from Reptiles Magazine and Marcia's article, it seems I'm all in so to speak now!

I'm a strong advocate for the use of UVB bulbs, and Zoo Med Reptisun is one that I've been using with great results for years. Now this is what I'm interested in trying out. I'm going to use my Tubes in combo now with a small wattage bulb(namely Sylvania), as these have lasted me for long periods in the past. I'm going to start by using this bulb on one side of the enclosure with the tube running the length. I'm interested to see what the growth is like and namely what this does to the appetite of the animals. Keep in mind this is going to be very low watt, just enought to get the top of the cage to an 85 degree basking temp. Thus keeping the ground level at room temp and the higher up the animals travel the warmer they get. Don't you just love heat gradients.

Anyways, this is something that I'm willing to test, and judging from your results Jobi, it looks like it works. Also on a side note: mine have also eaten twice today(as I've only had them for a day). This seems like a great strategy, and keeping with it seems like it should work. It only makes sense that these animals do eat on a regular basis, considering that they are up in the trees, there would be plenty of insects etc. for them to munch up! Just some thoughts..............

All The Best,
Anthony

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