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robyn@ProExotics
at Wed Apr 12 13:47:09 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by robyn@ProExotics ]
ok, now THAT is a little silly : )
yes, they do better at cool temperatures, or rather, with access to cool temps, but 60-65F? that quite the extreme. high 60's for an low point/cool spot? i would be fine with that. we keep and breed ours with a temp gradient that ranges from the lower 70's to the high 80's for a basking spot.
the cooler temps are used 90% of the time, but for cycling and egg developing females, they absolutely use the warmer basking area. i wouldn't keep the Coxi with an ambient in the mid 80's, ambient should definitley be lower, but you get better cycling and healthy eggs with a decent bump for a hot spot.
acute death involves temps, for sure, but i think moisture, or rather lack thereof, plays an equally significant role.
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