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06-20-13, 05:32 AM
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Re: Balancing hydration in Savs
The humidity is only a part of the overall picture.
Heat is another factor some people just don't get. If the air inside your enclosure does not belt you in the face when you open the door, it's too cold. I have never been to Africa, but I did go to Brasil once, the climate in Rio is pretty close, when the door opened on the plane, and I stepped out onto that tarmac, it was like walking on the sun to me... Real heat, not this "oh it's hot in Miami" wussy warmth, but real TROPICAL heat. Even at night it was freakin muggy. That is the kind of heat monitors crave and need to function properly.
It has been stated that "chronic exposure to insufficient temperatures" impedes proper kidney function, now with that information, one can conclude that once the kidneys begin to work less, the salts and urates of the bloodstream will elevate and the organs will begin to shut down.
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06-20-13, 06:31 AM
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Re: Balancing hydration in Savs
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Originally Posted by infernalis
The humidity is only a part of the overall picture.
Heat is another factor some people just don't get. If the air inside your enclosure does not belt you in the face when you open the door, it's too cold. I have never been to Africa, but I did go to Brasil once, the climate in Rio is pretty close, when the door opened on the plane, and I stepped out onto that tarmac, it was like walking on the sun to me... Real heat, not this "oh it's hot in Miami" wussy warmth, but real TROPICAL heat. Even at night it was freakin muggy. That is the kind of heat monitors crave and need to function properly.
It has been stated that "chronic exposure to insufficient temperatures" impedes proper kidney function, now with that information, one can conclude that once the kidneys begin to work less, the salts and urates of the bloodstream will elevate and the organs will begin to shut down.
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Africa is hot. Like, that feeling you get when you open an oven to take out your pizza, or having a blow drier in your face. Surface temps will give you serious burns like walking on hot coals. Last time I went to Jordan (which is 'cool' for the middle east I know its not africa though) surface temps in the beginning of may were 130 - 140, and may is a cooler month for them. I haven't been to Egypt in over a year, but its like 10 - 20 degrees hotter on average. Both of these are north of savannah habitat, and it just gets hotter and hotter as you head south to the equator
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06-20-13, 02:53 PM
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Re: Balancing hydration in Savs
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Originally Posted by infernalis
The humidity is only a part of the overall picture.
Heat is another factor some people just don't get. If the air inside your enclosure does not belt you in the face when you open the door, it's too cold. I have never been to Africa, but I did go to Brasil once, the climate in Rio is pretty close, when the door opened on the plane, and I stepped out onto that tarmac, it was like walking on the sun to me... Real heat, not this "oh it's hot in Miami" wussy warmth, but real TROPICAL heat. Even at night it was freakin muggy. That is the kind of heat monitors crave and need to function properly.
It has been stated that "chronic exposure to insufficient temperatures" impedes proper kidney function, now with that information, one can conclude that once the kidneys begin to work less, the salts and urates of the bloodstream will elevate and the organs will begin to shut down.
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Hi Wayne, in the areas the Savannah monitor comes from the temps during their periods of highest activity only average around the mid 80`s F in the daytime (that`s during the wet season), and that`s what you all need to try and replicate in captivity for this species.
Obviously the ambient temps will be higher directly under the heat bulbs.
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06-20-13, 03:22 PM
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Re: Balancing hydration in Savs
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Hi Wayne, in the areas the Savannah monitor comes from the temps during their periods of highest activity only average around the mid 80`s F in the daytime (that`s during the wet season), and that`s what you all need to try and replicate in captivity for this species.
Obviously the ambient temps will be higher directly under the heat bulbs.
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I have been wondering about that point having looked up Ghanas averages - that could put burrow temps lower than the 24-26C recomended to me so far; 20-22C (~70F) sounds like a better bet (80F ~ 27C) for deep inside
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06-20-13, 04:08 PM
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Re: Balancing hydration in Savs
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Originally Posted by formica
I have been wondering about that point having looked up Ghanas averages - that could put burrow temps lower than the 24-26C recomended to me so far; 20-22C (~70F) sounds like a better bet (80F ~ 27C) for deep inside
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Hi, the ground retains heat very well (in the wild) so the temps in their burrows/hides may not fall below what we usually recommend as the lowest ambient temp in the coolest parts here in captivity. It`s really about giving them the option to cool right down at times which is important for their health.
Even if you have a gravid female it`s advised to offer a slight range of temps in the substrate from top to bottom rather than trying to get it all at the one figure; (example mid 80`sF).
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