Dear Marcia

Seems like you and I are going to have a ball these coming years, I am looking forward to it.



I know for a fact, these lizards love the heat if NTL are provided, I know they can nest at temperatures from 75f to 84f if allowed to choose, I know they don’t nest below 75f if they have the choice. I know there system works like all other lizards iv owned, this means there follicles can go full cycle within 30 days if they have the support (good food).

The life spend of lizards is not determined by its reproductive rate, some of mine have produced 15-20 year strait. However if we as keepers fail to provide support, then yes they will fail, its much easier to kill a reproductive female then a none reproductive.



How long do you think egg incubation will be at 84f? -55days?

This is a common number for this size of lizard, I don’t bother with details from literature that says otherwise. I know the reproductive rate of reptiles is limited by habitat, my job as a keeper is to allow them better options, my experience shows that this allows a higher reproduction rate.



The nest from my prior photos are all from capra’s kept in different conditions, in the least saturated medium they nested at higher temps, in the most saturated medium they nested at lower temps. The reason is a simple mater of survival, they know that eggs nested in les saturation media need to hatch faster to avoid dehydration. Clever beings!!

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