Sudan Plated Lizard
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=== Temperature === | === Temperature === | ||
+ | Use a digital indoor/outdoor thermometer w/hygrometer for the best accuracy. You can get these for about $15 - $20 U.S. currency. Once you get the thermometer your goal is meeting the required temperature gradients in three different spots: | ||
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+ | * Basking: 95-110 | ||
+ | * Ambient: 80-85 | ||
+ | * Cool end/night time: 70-75 | ||
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+ | Without the correct temps, especially the high basking temps...all that good food going in will not get digested properly and organ functions will be trying to run on less than ideal capacity. Nutrients are lost and illness sets in. | ||
=== Humidity === | === Humidity === |