I'll chime in to agree with Chris. I have had sulcata in my SoCal backyard for ten years without supplemental heat and they are laying eggs! Like Chris said. Nothing that resembles a disease.

During our very cold (sometimes sub-freezing) weather they lay low and avoid the extremes, that is all.

>>I disagree somewhat with the below paragraph. Sulcata's do experience very cold temperatures in their native environment as the desert areas where they are found can get quote cold at night and then inversly hot during the day.
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>>They avoid both by using their extensive burrows.
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>>We have kept a large herd here in Texas for years without supplemental heat and rarely experience anything resembling illness. At first we bought into the standard idea for this species but a little research quickly showed us the error in our thinking. We have had sulcatta's awaken on a 32F morning and breed in the afternoon. For prolonged cold they burrow or simply mound hay over them to keep the wind off of them.
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