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Regius71
at Thu Jul 8 00:12:28 2010 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Regius71 ]
>>No, 90-91 won't kill them for just a couple of hours, and into the mid-70's here and there DEFINITELY won't harm them, it will simply slow their development ever so slightly as opposed to 80-81 for that duration of time. Slight fluctuations aren't bad for the eggs, and slight evening dips might even be somewhat beneficial by letting the embryo rest a bit here and there. They will ALWAYS hatch in the mid-to upper 70's, it will just take longer(about 2 days difference for every 1 degree difference).
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>> What IS dangerous, is getting into the higher temps past the mid 80's and into 90's!.
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>> I suggest that if you cannot keep things at 80 or so with whatever you are using without absolute certainty of nothing going wrong, simply place them in a shoebox up on the top shelf of a closet with a reliable simple thermometer. Heat rises, so in a closed closet, it will likely be in the upper 70's. That is FINE!!!
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>>When this is met, just make sure it is ONLY just moistened substrate, and not too wet, and BINGO!!!....little slithering crawlies will appear in about 70 plus days!
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>> ~Doug
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>>"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"
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>>my website -serpentinespecialties.webs.com
Ok got everything set-temp is holding at 78 in the closet with only moistened substrate and digital temp gauge. Hopefully little crawlies in about 70 days---thanks all.
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RE: ARGGGH! - Regius71, Thu Jul 8 00:12:28 2010