Hey all...I am a forum poster from eons ago with a question here.

At what temp is everyone keeping their burms?

I ask because I use to use textbook temps...low 90's hot side...low 80's cool side.

I have moved to a new house where instead of a herp room I have everyone in the unfinished basement where I have troubles keeping temps much beyond mid to low 80's.

My burms are much more active at these temps, they are eating like never before, they are much more at ease it seems.

Not just my burms, but my redtails, balls, and dumerils as well.

The most interesting part of this is the eating thing.

At these temps, which have been pretty constant since spring, they are all eating like pigs. It seems I cannot feed them enough! Yet none seem to be overweight. Just good solid body weights, and girths.

I am in the process of changing all my enclosures over to radiant heat panels, with Ranco thermostats, and I am going to try keeping these temps.

Has anyone else had this experience with the lower temps? Perhaps it could be the optimum humidity levels in the basement, rather than temps? Or a combo of temps and humidity?

I'm interested in reading your input.

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