Low Temps?

[ronnie]

Hi all.....i was wondering what is the lowest safe temp that you can keep a female veiled at during the day?i have read that if you lower the temp and reduce the feeding it may encourage less chance of laying,is this true or even safe

 

[Miss Lily]

The 'Raising Kitty' blog suggests keeping the temp in the low 80's. Have you read that blog Ronnie? If not, here's a link: http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.com/

 

[Dunnigan]

Several people i know keep their females with no basking light. They use 2 fluorescent bulbs and that keeps the ambient temps around 81-83

 

[sandrachameleon]

It is my understanding that people can keep very long lived healthy female veileds partly by restricting their food intake (Not starving them, just not over feeding) and by regulating temp.
see : http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.com/2007/12/keeping-female-veiled.html

I've no experience with veileds myself, but I've kept panthers with a daytime basking hottest spot as low as 77F/25C for long periods of time without issue. I used just a 20watt bulb (plus the UVB tube). The temp was around 68F/20C at the lower end of the cage.

From other threads:

I have had veiled females live to be over 6 years old without ever laying a single egg. Whether or not yours will lay eggs is partly dependent on their diet.

I'm sure that the diet restriction I do and the slightly lower temperatures for female veileds plays a big part in the egg production and the longevity...but the gutloading and supplementing play a part too....

 

[ronnie]

Thanks everyone for your help.....it's gone 11pm here(UK time) so i will read up on all the links tomorrow...Tiff..i read that link just after i got Trixxi...i shall go back and have another look tomorrow,cheers all....and goodnight xx