return to main index
  mobile - desktop
follow us on facebook follow us on twitter follow us on YouTube link to us on LinkedIn
International Reptile Conservation Foundation  
click here for Rodent Pro
This Space Available
3 months for $50.00
Locate a business by name: click to list your business
search the classifieds. buy an account
events by zip code list an event
Search the forums             Search in:
News & Events: Herp Photo of the Day: Hognose . . . . . . . . . .  Herp Photo of the Day: Chameleon . . . . . . . . . .  Colorado Herp Society Meeting - July 19, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Chicago Herpetological Society Meeting - July 20, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Bay Area Herpetological Society Meeting - July 25, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Suncoast Herp Society Meeting - July 26, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  DFW Herp Society Meeting - July 26, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Tucson Herpetological Society Meeting - July 28, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Southwestern Herp Society Meeting - Aug 02, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Greater Cincinnati Herp Society Meeting - Aug 06, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  St. Louis Herpetological Society - Aug 10, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Kentucky Reptile Expo - Aug. 16, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . 
ALL Bearded Dragons 20% OFF Through Sunday @ LLLReptile. Click HERE!
RodentPro.com- World Snake Day Sale Continues! Small, Medium & Large Rats on Sale Now + Free Ground Shipping!
Southwestern Center for Herpetological Research
full banner - advertise here .50¢/1000 views
click here for Rodent Pro
pool banner - $50 year

RE: Our Hatchling Died

[ Login ] [ User Prefs ] [ Search Forums ] [ Back to Main Page ] [ Back to Box Turtles ] [ Reply To This Message ]
[ Register to Post ]

Posted by: terryo at Mon May 24 19:05:13 2010  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by terryo ]  
   

I've never used an underground heater. Hatchlings in the wild stay buried under leaf litter almost 24/7. Heat comes from above, not below. To keep the temp. up I use a heat emitter on one side and a long tube 5.0 UVB on the other side. Low light,warm humid and moist substrate. Meal worms are also very hard to digest for a hatchling. I'm sorry about your loss. It's so sad when a baby dies.

   

[ Reply To This Message ] [ Subscribe to this Thread ] [ Show Entire Thread ]


>> Next Message:  RE: Our Hatchling Died - boxienuts, Mon May 24 22:35:21 2010

<< Previous Message:  RE: Our Hatchling Died - StephF, Mon May 24 17:39:32 2010