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Originally Posted by Gatorhunter1231
I think the cool have easily been laid there. Your basking temps are high enough they she should compeletly digest a lightly shelled egg. The water may be her comfort zone. Looks like she is dedicating there to. She needs more soil depth as you know and possiably more humidity judging by dedicating in the water. Is the top air tight? Ambient air temp needs to be around 80. Soil temp will hold near that and increase temps near basking spot. Variation will let her choose. May need mess with your soil also. Either more sand or dirt in some areas so she can find her perfect spot. Good luck.
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To the contrary about egg digestion... I have been told that varanids are not capable of completely digesting their own leathery eggs. And her temps appear to be spot on. Basking spots of 130*F t0 150*F and a cooler area of 75*F to 80*F.
She's going to move into an enclosure with 2 feet of substrate shortly (I'm currently building it).
She only goes into the water for a quick rinse when she's covered in dirt from burrowing or when she needs to take a poop. She never just lies in it. Her ambient humidity is 70 to 80% throughout most of the enclosure and 60% near the basking spot.
Her enclosure is virtually air tight. I'm hit in the face with humidity and heat when I open it. It's like 95% sealed.
I increased her substrate to 18 inches in the interim while I finish her enclosure. I verified her substrate temps before adding more substrate and temperature ranged about 15 degrees F (measurements taken with Acurite probe)
--- 95*F at the entrance to the burrow
--- 90*F 6 to 8 inches down
--- 85*F 8 to 12 inches down
--- 85*F to 80*F from middle of enclosure to "cool" area
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Does anyone have an idea about how I should lay out the substrate in her next enclosure? Should I put different stuff in each area? I'm not sure what to do... I was originally going to use my soil/sand mix...