Biology lesson #2! Thanks so much. Now, hopefully I didn't misunderstand you, but are you saying that the crappy scale quality is actually a result of insufficient heat? That they actually need more warmth, say a hotter basking spot? I think I got that right.

The females change color far more often than the male, he doesn't seem to posses the ability or ranges that they do. I have one gravid female who is dark, I assume being gravid is why? she has been dark since I got her, but she was very very malnurished, parasitized, and dehydrated when I got her. Took me almost a full month of intensive care to get her back t normal. As I say, she is always sort of bland color wise.

Well, please correct me if i misinterpreted what you said. And thanks so much for the information!

Regards,
Robert