Hi! >how warm does the warm end of his tank have to be? the guy at the pet > >shop, who breeds leos and has for a few years now, says he keeps his > >tanks around 75-80 on the warm end.
In my oppinion this is too cold for a LG. The surface temp. at the warm end should be somewhere around 85-88F. I would say 70-75 on the cold end would create a sufficient temp. gradient. >down on it. the guy at the shop said if the substrate is warm, then he >should be okay... but i just wanted a few other opinions. any help is >greatly appreciated. I've always belived that guessing temps or trying to judge it by feel does not work too good. Stick with a temp. read-out and adjust from there. >also, i was wondering how often i need to spray him and his tank with >water... i've read different info on this, and was wondering if anyone > >could suggest anything. i know when he goes into a shed i need to >make >sure that he gets enough moisture too. Well, I personally don't spray LGs since they are desert animals and they do not need very high humidity. To create a higher humidity to help shedding I would try to use a humid hide-box. Cut a hole in a regular plastic box and fill it with moist sand or something similar that holds moisture. Simply wet the sand (make sure it's not too moist either) on a regular basis and that should be enough. Hope this helps, Magnus _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ########################################################################### THE GLOBAL GECKO ASSOCIATION LISTSERV WebSite: www.gekkota.com Archive: [EMAIL PROTECTED]/ The GGA takes no responsibility for the contents of these postings. ###########################################################################
