One thing I have noticed is that newspaper very quickly cools off when you open the door. The skin of the paper is so thin it looses its heat almost immediately while the female Boa will retain her heat for a long time. Though you are measuring less than 83 degrees in the picture, I'll bet when the door is closed, before cool air rushes in from the room, that the newspaper is a far more toasty temperature. You can even watch this happen by having your arm at the ready and slipping it in very quickly. Shoot the paper and watch the temp drop precipitously as the room air cools it. If you have a stand alone thermometer that you can place beside her, with the door shut, that will give you a more accurate temperature reading of the area. Just a little food for thought.
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• Gravid body temp questions - danktat, Thu Nov 15 01:03:16 2007
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• a good test - mack1time, Thu Nov 15 18:00:20 2007
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