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	      FunkyRes
	      at Tue Jul  3 06:52:07 2007  [ Report Abuse ] 	[ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by FunkyRes ]
 
 It only has a hole on the top.I think it is a different model with a hole on bottom.
 
 Anyway the basic concept of a humidity chamber is a closed space filled with damp moss with a hole for the reptile to enter.
 
 Most reptiles know how to take care of themselves - problems like bad sheds are usually the result of us not providing them with what they need to do so.
 
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 I can't say for sure - but the difference between young alligator lizards and adults as far as needing a humidity chamber - young ones are smaller and thus more likely to be eaten by an aquatic predator such as a trout or a bird, so they may instinctively be less willing to soak themselves for long periods of time.
 
 Also - I use coconut fiber for my adults, and they have a burrow dug under the water dish - that may act as a humidity source for them. I'm using wood chips for the babies because they are too difficult to locate when they burry themselves in coconut fiber.
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 3.6 L. getula californiae - 16 eggs (Cal. King)
 1.1 L. getula nigrita (MBK)
 1.0 Pantherophis guttatus guttatus (Corn)
 0.1 Pituophis catenifer catenifer (Pacific gopher)
 3.3 Elgaria multicarinata multicarinata - 14 eggs (Cal. Alligator Lizard)
 
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