Thanks for your help.



HEAT



The temperature range you gave is very close to what we were told - 100-110 ambient, 120-130 on the hot spot, 75-80 at night.



The *problem* is that today, (which is only day 1, mind you) we've had trouble getting the heat up. We had a 160W UV bulb but replaced it with a 275W UV T-Rex bulb AND we wrapped blankets and cardboard on 50-60% of the tank and still on the hot spot we're approximating 110 on the hot spot, 95 ambient. But is that good enough?



The good news is that after we took care of most of the heat, he seemed to eat a little. Whew.



DIET



Our primary diet for him is similar to what you mentioned. You can read it at the bottom of this posting, or ignore it entirely, but it was easy enough to type.



DEER FERN



I've already read the Deer Fern pages, but will do so again as that was like three weeks ago, when Josephine was a twinkle in our eyes.



THANK YOU! -Rob



Diet: Primarily red leaf romaine, escarole, chicory, collard greens, mustard greens, dandelion, with frozen veggies, beans, occasonal cantelope, pear, and powdered vitamins and calcium supplements ... AND dragon pellets soaked in apple juice and wax and megas. We were told for the first couple of weeks to let him eat all the worms he wants as a way to get him happy in the new home.

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