can anyone give advice on the heating and lighting requirements for atrox, should i use a full spectrum bulb for lighting and what is the ideal thermal range? thank you
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heating requirements of crotalus atrox
atrox182
Mar 05, 2005 08:39 AM
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carmichael
Mar 13, 2005 04:36 PM
These are VERY hardy snakes to keep (obviously, you don't want to get bit). We keep several on display at my wildlife museum. We keep a single specimen in a 5' x 3' enclosure that has a thermal gradient of the low 70's on the cool side and into the mid to upper 80's on the warm side with a basking area that reaches 90-92 deg. F. Night temps drop to the upper 60's to low 70's. At these temps our atrox have done very well.
Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center
Lake Forest, IL
>>can anyone give advice on the heating and lighting requirements for atrox, should i use a full spectrum bulb for lighting and what is the ideal thermal range? thank you
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Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center at Elawa Farm
Lake Forest, IL
