2 weeks ago I got a phone call about a dead female, the owner read this forum and followed my advise about nesting temps, however he also followed other advise on the net, so he opted to go 50-50 and supplied an 82f basking at nest site.

The reason why I offer 130f is because once you dig a few inches the temps get lower, in his case the temp was 75f only 2 inches deep from basking, of course the female refused to sacrifice her eggs.
Even with capra’s the minimum temps should be no less then 75f, and this should be baked up with daytime temps in the 80s, anything lower then 75f is too low.

I have proven these lower temps are unnecessary, in fact they retard development.
As a herper I move forward and progress with my husbandry, when I find a better way, the old way is trashed and I move on. I don’t understand why peoples stay stuck with outdated husbandry.

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