Section: Temperature
A daytime temperature gradient of 75 to 85 F with a basking area of 85 to 90 F, should be lowered to 70 to 75 F at night.
Common Diseases
Escape and trauma (sticky tape, lacerations)
Dysecdysis and retained spectacles (poor skin shedding)
Stomatitis (bacterial mouth rot)
Bacterial or fungal skin disease including abscesses
Snake mites
Obesity in well adapted non-breeding adults
Cryptosporidiosis (regurgitation)
Subspectacular abscess
Egg retention
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