I have a 150 watt basking light and a 160 UVB mercury vapor light and the temps in the basking get to around 110 - 115 F. At night they go to room temp, around 70 - 72 F. That is why I placed two left-over pieces of Plexiglass on top between the lights, to help hold in the heat. I plan to cool them down for two months in Jan - Feb. At Christmas our days can still be in the high 70's!

The soil in the cage is still not right, it is now too sandy for them to burrow into. But they can and do burrow under the rocks (which are settled on the bottom so as not to crush them). But for a few months they should be fine until I can get them outside next Spring.

Beth

Arizona

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