Beverly,
You raise a good point, these guys can handle cooler room temps IF
there is a heat source available. To encourage breeding, they should
be cooled for a few weeks with heat available for only a couple of
hours per day, or not at all. Cooling should ONLY be attempted with
healthy animals. I've been keeping a group of 7-10 breeding animals
for the past 5 years. I've lost 2 during winter cooling and now
only reduce them to 60-65 F (night) 72-75 F (day) for 3-4 weeks.
I also do not feed during this period or for the week before.
Neil Meister
>
>I'm no expert, but I have a trio of S.sthenodactylus. Now that room
>temps are down around 65F (18C) mine spend a lot of time basking under
>a light bulb during the day. In summer, I almost never saw them before
>dark. They still do most of their hunting in the dark, however.
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