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Re: Correct Cage Temperatures Debate V 1.0
I have observed the same exact thing as Morti here in Texas. This year was a mild year compared to last year...so I have seen plenty of reptiles out during the day. Last year was a different story. In the peak of Summer I did not encounter one reptile during the day unless I went looking under logs or other "covered areas". The only time I saw reptiles out in the open last year was at sundown.
In a cage, we are forcing a reptile a temperature range. This means that no matter how uncomfortable the animal is he/she is forced to take it. If we start forcing a to high temperature then we throw all sorts of stress on the reptile. To low of a temp will cause the reptile to go into a different state...sometimes in a hibernation state.
I have no idea if anyone has done actual data collecting on averages temps that reptiles occupy for every type of reptile...but that would be a better test then taking ambient average temps of the surrounding area. Just because we have corn snakes here in Texas with temps over 100 degrees and surface temps even higher does not mean that animal hangs out in the direct sun.
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