Albino T.s.parietalis on the Ranch

[chris-uk]

Haven't the foggiest unless the group happens to be occupying the only or warmest spot. Then it would make sense they need to go there to digest.

That would be my guess too. Occupy the spot with the best digestion temp.

[RedSidedSPR]

Yeah that's what I was going to say. Mine often curl up together under the lamp after a meal.

[ConcinusMan]

What I can't figure out is why my gravid girls will just about cook themselves during gestation except when birth is within a few days. Then they avoid the heat like the plague. One is doing that now. She's clinging to the coolest spot in the big tank which right now is only about 69 F. The others are sitting at about 89 F and haven't budged all day.

[RedSidedSPR]

Cold babies cry less.

[ConcinusMan]

OMG somebody slap Jesse for me. Scott??? drive over to his house and slap him for me.

[ConcinusMan]

OMG somebody slap Jesse for me. Scott??? drive over to his house and slap him for me.

[RedSidedSPR]

Well they do..

[ConcinusMan]

[RedSidedSPR]

[paulh]

What I can't figure out is why my gravid girls will just about cook themselves during gestation except when birth is within a few days. Then they avoid the heat like the plague. One is doing that now. She's clinging to the coolest spot in the big tank which right now is only about 69 F. The others are sitting at about 89 F and haven't budged all day.

Just a guess here. Warmer temps (within limits) means faster growth. Faster growth means greater oxygen consumption. Maybe the cooler temps near the end of embryonic life is to lower oxygen consumption at this time. End of gestation is the time the embryos are biggest and have the highest oxygen needs, everything else being equal. There is a limit as to how much oxygen can be carried to the embryos.