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Old 12-16-13, 04:13 PM   #11
nepoez
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Re: sav stay in burrow all day

Sorry but could you please elaborate on the diet? When I'm getting from your suggestion is

-only feed 4/7 days, and the remaining days don't feed.
- raise temp to 160F
- add a second level

thx


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want to get rid of that belly!! up the basking spot flood 140f to 160f, feed insects/bugs/mice 4 days & 3 days off maintaining a high basking area, then every so often just throw crickets & bugs in & leave mice out.

Good basking spot flood is the key, a usable one!!

This may depend on your set-up though, if it's one level only you may have trouble achieving this, Wayne does it by having deep substrate & a good sized cage, the savs just tunnel down to their preferred temp & humidity if it gets to hot on the surface. I do it by having two levels & the basking platform been high up in the cage, this gives many different areas of temp & humidity levels to choose from.

But deep substrate & 2 levels are far better!!

hope this helps you!
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