Originally Posted by MOC REPTILES

Yup, read well what Nickolas says... plus in the wild they will go very deep in the ground tunnels diring the winter, they have a vast amount of space to choose where to go, their immune system adapts completely differently, and is a gradual process. Don’t compare an outdoor raised or wild animal to cb animals raised indoors. This demostrte once more how much lack of knowledge there is on your side, sorry and good luck!

Originally Posted by elena

Rod, that is not at all what Nick said, and the fact that they can tolerate temperatures of 70-100 degrees does not mean they can live at consistently low temperatures. You don't seem to understand what Nick has said, you don't seem to understand what the article said, you are just twisting it to suit your agenda. I can't believe that you won't consider the possibility that you have made a mistake. If you had made changes to your husbandry after the death of the female, you may not have lost the male too. It's hubris.