[wildvet]

HI there.
I'm keeping C. elegans, and I was wondering if they can handle low temperatures at night. I'm thinking of around 15°C /60°F at the most.
Any suggestions?

thanks
berit

[JeffP]

Hello there, I will share a few opinions with you, get a little bump its a good topic. As far as the tropical species of bandeds I would think that 60 is a bit low. You could do this but for a short period (weeks) at this point the geckos would be in a period of burmation. Do not offer prey items during this time, they wont be able to digest food and can become sick if they eat. Its important to provide fresh water and dont let the habitat get to dry, but dont get it as wet as you normally would because extreme moisture and low temps can cause respitory (spelling?) problems. I chose to not burmate my geckos this year, well at least my mitratus I did for other species but my girls are just not as fat as I wanted. Im not as lucky to have elegans Im in the US after all.......maybe oneday. Well I hope this was some what helpfull. Maybe somebody with more knowledge and experience will help out.