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Old 10-13-2017, 11:15 AM   #2
Donald C
I would recommend reaching out to the seller as to the country of origin of the animals. From there, you can lookup temperature ranges throughout the year, humidity levels, and rainfall levels. You can take an average of the values and use that as a baseline starting point.

Watch their behavior carefully. If they spend all their time on the cool side, the temps are too high, so drop the temps ~5 degrees on both ends and watch. Rinse and repeat until they appear comfortable with the environmental conditions.

From what I can find, these are terrestrial snakes that like hiding underground, so give them a nice deep layer of bedding in the final cage setup. I would recommend using paper at the start simply so that you can spot any abnormalities in fecal and urate deposits.