Quote Originally Posted by DavidG View Post
Emeralds are from the opposite side of the world from chondros. Raise the temps up for the green trees. 87 to 89 in the hot spot with room to cool down to 83 is good. Sounds like he might be developing upper respiratory infection. It could just be male fasting. Higher temps will make him more prone to eat and if RI is setting in it should help that a lot too. It will also trick him into thinking it's summer time again. 83 is too low for a chondro IMO. It could just be male fasting, but if it's RI and it gets severe it will kill a snake quick. See my "sad day" thread.
David, I will respectfully have to disagree with your low temp theory. I have routinely dropped room temps with my chondros into the upper 60's to low 70s with little effect on the animals. I have kept babies and adults in the same room during the process. The only animals that have had night heat are babies. The rest get their heat turned off at night year round. IMO, 89 is too high. In my observation, my animals prefer temps in the low 80s, right around 82....which is why I shoot for a hot spot of 84-85.

I'm going to call this one plain ole seasonal fasting. I have noticed most males will continue to fast even if temps are raised. Outside barometric pressure can make these animals behave in ways we wouldn't normally think of.