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I have had many successful ball clutches, this is my 1st with boas.
1st question - After female has become gravid, what should day/night ambient and hot spot temps be to produce a nice healthy slug free litter.

im using a 6 ft neo , so she has plenty of room to regulate her temps. I have one end where hot spots are, equipped with two pieces of heat tape under cage 11" x 2 sheets long. so she basicly has a hot spot of 24" by 22" and i use a helix to do the job. i have been giving her night hot spot of 83 and day 88, ambient temps have been night 76-78 daytime 81-82.

have had them together since nov 30, 2004.

she is 7 ft 20 plus pound sharp female.

thats really all im concearned with, is right temps, dont want to go too hot or too cold.

hi

WE try to keep our gravid females at 88 to 89 degrees and we do this by setting the hot spot at 95 degrees measured at the heat tape and an ambient temp of 82 to 85 degrees 24 hours a day hope this helps Scott Mid Atlantic Morphs

>>I have had many successful ball clutches, this is my 1st with boas.
>>1st question - After female has become gravid, what should day/night ambient and hot spot temps be to produce a nice healthy slug free litter.
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>>im using a 6 ft neo , so she has plenty of room to regulate her temps. I have one end where hot spots are, equipped with two pieces of heat tape under cage 11" x 2 sheets long. so she basicly has a hot spot of 24" by 22" and i use a helix to do the job. i have been giving her night hot spot of 83 and day 88, ambient temps have been night 76-78 daytime 81-82.
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>>have had them together since nov 30, 2004.
>>
>>she is 7 ft 20 plus pound sharp female.
>>
>>thats really all im concearned with, is right temps, dont want to go too hot or too cold.
>>
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