Looking for space heater suggestions.

[Tsanford]

Also a piece of advice for shoppers... You want the mechanical on/offs & temp gauge, NOT digital.

When used with a tsat, once it cuts power, with a digital its not going to come back on when the tstat calls for it. Where as mechanical switches stay on or set!

[myadlosky]

While BP's don't need a temperature night drop, other species do benefit from it for breeding.

I would hook the current heater up to a Ranco t-stat.

I've heard from a few of the more well known breeders that dropping the temps at night aids in follicle growth. Justin Kobylka has a chart that I was planning on following that suggests nightly drops for a few months when you start pairing.

[Eric Alan]

I've heard from a few of the more well known breeders that dropping the temps at night aids in follicle growth. Justin Kobylka has a chart that I was planning on following that suggests nightly drops for a few months when you start pairing.

I was planning on following the same chart going into my first season. What I ended up doing was contacting an established breeder in my area and talked about what works well in his collection. I'd recommend you do the same, as experience can be a great teacher. It made sense to me that what Justin does in Georgia may not work as well for me in Arizona (or maybe it would have - who knows). I had great results in my first season breeding (34 good eggs from 4 females with 0 slugs), so I plan on following the same routine this upcoming season as well.