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I keep seeing different temp ranges offered for these guys, so I figured I'd check in with those of you who are having success. One person in my area offers his the opportunity to get up to 100 degrees if they want, and they like it, while others are running high 70's to mid 80's, and still others run mostly mid to high 80's.

Right now mine have an ambiant temp in the very high 70's with a black bulb for basking. They are eating, climbing, hiding, and bathing, and seem to be adjusting to their new home quite well. I just want to hone in on what's best for them, as we have a gravid female, and I don't want to cause her any discomfort!

Thanx

Freight

IMHO crepuscular animals(reptiles) dont like very high temperatures thats why they are crepuscular! They put their noses out of their hiding places only when the sun is not so high in the sky what means is not sooo hot anymore!Ive a friend that has been successfully raising MTS for years.He uses to put their MTS in the sun for half an hour every morning then put them indoors again.My MTS, Leonardo, hates very bright, very sunny days. So i think i answered your question!

That makes plenty of sense, but of course there is the consideration of what the "cooler" temps are where a particular animal comes from. As for these guys, I saw a post of yours further down the forum stating the high 70's to mid 80's range, and since that's where we are right now, and it's a place that's giving you success, I'll stick with it unless something changes with them.

We have many crepsicular turtles and tortoises, and they certainly prefer the cooler end of things, yet they love to sit under a black light and toast, as they all seem to stay away from white light.

Thanx

Freight

Glad to see that there is a range. I'd read something making it sound like they had to have EXACTLY 86 degrees, that it was ALWAYS 86 degrees on the Solomons during the day and a little cooler at night. I didn't think it could really be that constant, but I was going to check into it so I'm glad to see that people are keeping happy SI Skinks with more of a range. Are you mostly using black lights for them then? Do you use any light during the day? Mine are in a wooden cage and don't get much light in during the day from the reptile room they're in even though the other guys in there are diurnal, just because the cage they're in only has one screened side. I don't know if there's any reason to turn on a daytime light for them if they don't like it. They probably would live in a place with a canopy of leaves and not that much light during the day, right? This may sound like a dumb question but mine only arrived Wednesday and I've not wanted to bother them much but can they close their eyes?

My baby's cage is inside my daughter's room, near a most of the time opened window (i live in a VERY warm and humid country!).So he lives according to the nature.I can tell you that he doesnt like when the weather is very hot and bright.He hides inside his hiding box.But when the weather is cloudy and not very hot he is active during the day!About the light, sometimes, mainly during the week end my daughter only turns them off very late.When that happens i cover my baby's cage but i noticed he hides inside his dark hiding box to dont be disturbed by the lights.

Good to know we don't have to be so rigid. What country? I'm always curious. Know people from all over the world.

Its an equatorial contry, very hot and humid!

I had a friend from Malaysia. She doesn't live here anymore, it's not that we aren't friends, I just haven't seen her anymore. Chinese Malaysian. There are lots of different nationalities in Malaysia, right? Sounds like a beautiful country.

Yes, it still is a beautiful country.Kuala Lumpur is a very rich and sophisticated city.Its a pity they are devastating their florests, destroying the nature to build more and more buildings!When i arrived in KL 2 years ago i could see from my apartment's window lots of trees with monkeys, birds and squirrels ...Now everything is gone! They cut almost all the trees to build more condos and the animals are...dead?