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Originally Posted by Jlassiter
Rob....
Why not provide a thermal gradient so the moellemdorffi can chose their temps at any given time?
Why force them to a constant 75F and your corns to a constant 80F?
Why not room temp (72F) for the snake room with hot spots of (90F) so the snakes have choices?
Another choice to provide is a humidity gradient..............
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Originally Posted by Aaron_S
I don't know the actual poster but I'm going to suggest that maybe you just read the post wrong. They said they keep it in the "range" of those temperatures. Not necessarily just a constant temperature.
I could very well be wrong too but just food for thought.
Also, spectacular animals. I have not seen those around for quite some time.
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Thank you, Aaron.
Jlassiter, yes, I do provide a gradient. That gradient has been adjusted as I've monitored their behavior changes to different temperatures. I don't "force" anything to stay at one temperature. My racks have heat in the back to provide the gradient between the back and the front. My tanks have UTH's on one third to provide a gradient across the tank. "mid 80*F
range" means around 80*-85* for my corns, my boas are
around 84-92*, my sand boas have hot spots up to 95*. The ambient temperature of my home is 73*. That's the beauty of individual heat sources: they can be tweaked as needed to provide optimal care to each animal. If I notice a corn spending all of it's time in the hot spot, I'll bump it up a degree or two so that the specific animal feels more comfortable. One hide box in each tank is a "humid" hide, with a moist moss substrate that they can utilize when they choose.
Please don't make assumptions about my husbandry without knowing me.
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