Reptile & Amphibian Forums

Welcome to kingsnake.com's message board system. Here you may share and discuss information with others about your favorite reptile and amphibian related topics such as care and feeding, caging requirements, permits and licenses, and more. Launched in 1997, the kingsnake.com message board system is one of the oldest and largest systems on the internet.

My baby GTP has been on the bottom of the enclosure for 2 days, is this normal!?

susanpearl Feb 03, 2004 06:43 PM

Hi Everyone,

My baby GTP has been on the bottom of his/her enclosure for the last couple of days. Is this normal? He/She has not left the same spot and is just lying out in the open. It kind of looks like he/she is going through a shed. It would really upset me if he/she dies on me

Background info: I've had this baby for 2 months now. The enclosure is a rubbermaid with criss cross dowels for perches. The heating is by an overhead lamp set at 86-88 degrees (hot spot).

Please let me know what you think...

Thanks,

Susan P.

Replies (1)

Brandon Osborne Feb 03, 2004 10:57 PM

Try lowering your temps a few degrees. Even in a rubbermade, a basking spot will quickly heat the entire enclosure. try to get it around 82-84. It could be a number of reasons, but the heat sounds a little high for my taste.

Brandon Osborne

You can format your posts and signature using BBCode. Here are some common examples:

You type	Result
`[b]Bold text[/b]`	Bold text
`[i]Italic text[/i]`	Italic text
`[u]Underlined[/u]`	Underlined
`[url]https://kingsnake.com[/url]`	https://kingsnake.com
`[url=https://kingsnake.com]Kingsnake[/url]`	Kingsnake
`[img]https://example.com/image.jpg[/img]`	Displays the image at that address.
`[color=green]Green text[/color]`	Green text
`[quote]Quoted text[/quote]`	Formats a quoted block of text.

Keep things readable and family‑friendly; staff may edit signatures or posts that affect thread readability.

Support

Help, tips & resources quick links

Manage

Manage your user and advertising accounts

Register For A User Account Login to MyAccount Manage Your Classified Account Manage Your Banner Account Manage Your Business Directory Account Manage your Photo Gallery Account

Purchase

Advertising and services purchase quick links

Purchase a classified account$ varies Renew a classified account$ varies Purchase a business directory listing$50/yr Purchase a banner advertisement$ varies Free Expo Event listingFree! Purchase a standard event listing$25/listing Pay an open invoice

Are you registered?

To advertise here using a business name you must have your legal business name registration verified. Click for details on the program or to register your business FREE!