Hey FR, no didn't take any temps in the field, I wouldn't know a snake hole from a turtle, tarantula, lizard ect...



My thoughts were more along the lines of how did 82deg become the sweet spot for incubation. It was pure speculation on my part about how eggs would be averaging in the temps of the day and night to somehow stay near 82deg's. I'm thinking more in the way of, do the eggs do better (hatch rate) at a set temp? or do little variants actually help or hurt.... It seems to me that the temp thing during the spring months of egg laying and hatching really doesn't get to the 82deg mark though their breeding range....I really don't know and thus just thinking out loud.



In all fairness, Troy didn't bring you up FR, I did. I was coming from a different forum and the back and forth banter from previous post in here.....just reminded me on how free thought was limited over there.



So I gather FR, that you do field studies on temps and nesting conditions? If so, what are the range of temps you have observed in a given study? Also how much do the temps change from day to night in a given period of time, over the incubation period?



Also I guess I should ask if this is the norm in postings here on KS.....this particular thread was about clutch size, Is it acceptable to vary the topic from within thread to cover similar subject matter, or is starting a new thread the way to go? I only ask because some forums have very specific rules....I can't afford to be banned again anytime soon before I get a bit more info on this temp thing...

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