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Old 13-Feb-07, 11:41 PM
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Hey Stipe.
I'm only very new, like you, so everyone feel free to point out faults, but this is how my enclosure is set up:
I got a plastic terrarium (approx. 30cm x 20cm) and a small heat pad which covers roughly one-third of the base. I've lined the bottom with layers of newspaper (some people don't use a substrate at all) - the layers let your hatchy get closer to or further from the heat source as desired. I have a water dish, and I've opted for a couple of hides - one in the hot zone and the other in the cold. Frequently my hatchy will change hides according to body temp. I have two thermometers (both digital, probably would use mercury in future) which have long probes that I keep in the hides to tell me the exact temp as hatchy is usually in a hide. This also helps you determine your thermogradient.

Everything I've done has been pieced together from different sources, and just going by what he seems to like or dislike. He was feeding very quickly, and seems to be very inquisitive and active during handling, and not at all jumpy.

Hope it helps.
 
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