Thanks. My hot spot surface sits at around 120 at the hottest part and in the 90's in the surrounding area. Underneath in the hide it's low to mid 80's and the cool side gets down to 73-75ish beneath the hide on that side. Most of the ambient temp seems to be hovering around 80.
This last...
I didn't do anything special to maintain the substrate temps. The eggs were deposited under the basking spot which also acts as a shelter/hide. I'm not sure what the temps were beneath the surface.
Thanks for the kind words folks, it's been a fun challenge to get babies so I'm pretty excited to finally have some success.
It's something I've considered as well, that it was probably a fluke with the timing, and really it could be just that.
The only holes I have in that theory at the...
Well I am pretty damn excited here, a first for me. Two baby Russians. I have my trio set up in a 5'x3'x3' indoor enclosure with about 12"-18" of dirt with surface rocks & tiles that cover hide areas.
I caught the biggest female digging what I thought was a nest hole to lay some eggs in the...
You can bring snakes & lizards in with the appropriate paperwork, turtles & tortoises cannot be legally brought into Canada unless you have an import permit and they were in the "owner's personal possession in the country of origin and accompany the owner to Canada." Eggs used to be a loophole...