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Old 10-Jul-05, 12:14 PM
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bluetongue cooling??

The bulb blew in my bluey encl a week or two ago, so i decided to let them 'cool' because ive seen some mating like behaviour (him biting her neck etc) As I understand it 6 weeks of cooling then gradual warmup again mid to late august will encourage the biz?
They are experiencing about 17/18c at night 22/23 ambient in day. At these temps there not very active and not much intrested in food.
I have no idea how much or how often i can expect them to eat at those temps but have still offered every few days.
They havent had much more than peck or two in a week n half.
Im concerned these temps are not adequate for 'cooling' i.e but too cool for normal activity or healthy eating, and worried they will lose condition?
I cant lower the temps anymore without putting them outside (not game, no enc out there anyway) .
Should i just up the tmps to normal and wait till next time, or let em go?
or provide just a few hrs heat every other day, to mimic warmer winter days?
Did I leave 'cooling' too late anyway?
help appreciated, thnx in advance .

P.s im not too anxious about them not eating at this stage since they are reps, and blueys are pretty hardy beasties as i understand it, but at the same time, I try to keep them all in the best possible condition and wouldnt like to see anything happen to em.
 
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