It's 35 degrees and overcast, too hot for basking, so the shinglebacks are seeking refuge in some cool and sheltered hidey holes.
Escaping the heat
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Escaping the heat
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El Lobo
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Re: Escaping the heat
They're smart enough to know when to get out of too much heat. Weather has been very inconsistent though, we still have the heater on quite a bit overnight.
I love the pictures with the noses just poking out from under the grass.
I love the pictures with the noses just poking out from under the grass.
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Richard.C
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Re: Escaping the heat
Nice shots lea
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Re: Escaping the heat
Trust me, I know how they feel. It gets to like 200 Fahrenheit here in Arizona. It makes you want to crawl into the refrigerator and take a nap. Nice pictures Lea!
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2.2.7 T. s. scincoides
1.2.1 T. nigrolutea
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Spindown
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Re: Escaping the heat
200*F??? I know on a bad day it gets 120*F...
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Richard.C
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Re: Escaping the heat
Saphirre on a 120 day,if u measure ground temp in the sun it can be well above 200 degrees
Even when air temps more mild,the temps of substrate ,rocks ect can be exceedingly high
Even when air temps more mild,the temps of substrate ,rocks ect can be exceedingly high
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Spindown
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oh ok, I thought he was talking air temps! I was like...I had no idea, I'll never be going to AZ!!!
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Jeff wrote:Trust me, I know how they feel. It gets to like 200 Fahrenheit here in Arizona. It makes you want to crawl into the refrigerator and take a nap. Nice pictures Lea!
200!?!
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Re: Escaping the heat
I was outside with my male Blotchy taking some photos on a day where the ambient temperature was only 25 °C. The patio area felt a bit warm and he kept moving to the shaded area so I checked the surface area with my temp gun....it was 47°C. Surface and ambient temperatures vary enormously.
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Re: Escaping the heat
i die from heat just at 30degrees Celsius in the air. when it reaches that i plonk on the couch all sprawled out and grouch at anyone that attempts to make any kind of contact with me lol
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Lea
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Re: Escaping the heat
Rani-May wrote:i die from heat just at 30degrees Celsius in the air. when it reaches that i plonk on the couch all sprawled out and grouch at anyone that attempts to make any kind of contact with me lol
Thankfully the world is a calmer, less grouchy place, because you live in the cooler climes of Tasmania!
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Re: Escaping the heat
yep, i wouldnt be able to handle the mainland lol
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