The tempeli shed his head but has yet to shed his body. Hopefully that will be soon!! His head is much "cleaner" now at least!!! I doubt that Ill ship out all of the Bradys before the boehmei are gone. Did you happen to get any of them? Hopefully when I get this decent job Ill be able to expand my collection and get some more tavetana. Got an interview Wed. but its a long process. Looking good though For now I am stuck doing the masonry bit which isnt bad but not constant.
I hated passing up the Kinyongia bohemei that were being advertised as tavetana, Laurie
It makes me super happy that they all went to great homes and are doing well The tavetana can definitely take a pretty wide range of temps provided the right precautions are taken. If the WCs werent so tricky and acclimated well to captivity I would suggest them as a "beginner montane/ sub montane" but in my experience the WCs just dont take to acclimation too well. The CH seem to be a different story though!
She is in the mix!! Look closer
Lloyd, they do require cooler temps and higher humidity. You would need an AC for temps in your range to get the temps cooler. Ive noticed in the summer when I house my animals outside they can take some heat in the lower to mid 80s but they have plenty of shade and multiple ops to drink during the day along with cool mistings. Ive noticed the Kinyongia can take some higher temps than my Trioceros species. In the winter time when my animals are inside they have a separate room with everything blocked off to the house and separate heat. This way I can regulate the room separate from the house. I also use an ultrasonic humidifier so I can keep my room at the appropriate humidity for each season. I find it easier to regulate a whole room than enclosures in a room.
In their natural habitats temps get down to lower 60s and even lower. Danny (lizardlover) has had some good success with the Kinyongia uthmoelleri I sent him a while back so you may see what his temp ranges are.
Think that would be cool enough?
