Sometimes I will get one or two slugs in a season. They are most often small and obvious, I toss them before setting up eggs. I think that consistent, weekly feedings from June through October are important for females, especially those who have laid eggs during the current season. My ambient room temps are 82-84 from March to September and all cages have heat tape. Starting about mid-Sept. I start lowering temps, two or three degrees a week until I reach 74-75 degrees. I used to go lower but I experienced several URI problems. The 75 degree mark works great for me. I do not turn off any of the heat tape.

You do have to continue to pair, unpair, feed & clean, pair and unpair....etc. It's lots of work, but I am usually successful with most females producing viable clutches.
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Susan Sentman

SSNAKES Reptiles

susan@ssnakes.com

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• steril male? huge slug issue this year.? - adamjeffery, Tue May 29 10:19:34 2012
• RE: steril male? huge slug issue this year.? - willstill, Wed May 30 22:54:29 2012
• thanks for the response will - adamjeffery, Thu May 31 12:27:48 2012
• Yep,WIll knows... - coldthumb, Thu May 31 19:06:19 2012
• RE: steril male? huge slug issue this year.? - hurqleys, Thu May 31 07:42:09 2012
• RE: steril male? huge slug issue this year.? - kellysballs, Thu May 31 15:45:40 2012
• quit thinking - JYohe, Thu May 31 16:58:50 2012
• RE: slugs - ssnakes, Mon Jun 4 13:35:43 2012