Problems maybe?

[yoda3106]

Here in Cyprus, it's starting to get a bit hot lol touching 35degrees at times and it starts to get hotter in mid June/July time were it gets to heights of sometimes 50degrees :s

Will this be too hot for our greeks? Or will they cope fine, with being Mediterraneans and being used to this heat in the wild? There's plenty of cover and shaded areas for them

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And I am planning on adding more shaded area

 

[JoesMum]

You will find that they are only active very early in the morning and late in the evening. In the heat of the day they will, like their wild counterparts, head for cover and do nothing.

While temperatures are this hot, they really don't need direct sun in their enclosure during the hottest parts of the day. If you can, use a sun umbrella or large plants to make sure that the enclosure is mostly in shade at this time.

 

[yoda3106]

You will find that they are only active very early in the morning and late in the evening. In the heat of the day they will, like their wild counterparts, head for cover and do nothing.

While temperatures are this hot, they really don't need direct sun in their enclosure during the hottest parts of the day. If you can, use a sun umbrella or large plants to make sure that the enclosure is mostly in shade at this time.

Over here, we have this trees that are pretty similar to palm trees that have massive branches that fall off, I'm thinking of gettin several of these and draping them over there enclosure!! Ive noticed that on the less hot days, they come out but in hotter days like today, they either come out for an maybe 40mins then hide again or they don't come out at all really untill the evening

 

[JoesMum]

That doesn't surprise me. Joe does it when we have very hot days here... I think he's probably more of a wimp about what he thinks is extreme than yours though, he'll hide away when temperatures hit 30C

Rather than draping the palms straight over the enclosure, can you build a frame so that they make more of a shelter? The reason is to allow air to circulate. Without airflow, you run the risk of cooking them. Make sure you soak regularly in the extreme heat season too. They'll appreciate it!

 

[Terry Allan Hall]

My four like to "chill" in their water dish, once the sun has moved enough to give them shade...prior to that, they stay in the "cave" I built them out of rocks, which stays comfortably cool even on 110F days (and The Republic does have those...this summer has already had 95F highs, and it's not even June yet! ...can't wait 'til mid-July through August, traditionally the Hellish season here! )...

My 4 wondering just when I'm bringing 'em out Mint Juleps...

Welcome to "Ptolemy's Crib of Carnal Delight's"

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[yoda3106]

My four like to "chill" in their water dish, once the sun has moved enough to give them shade...prior to that, they stay in the "cave" I built them out of rocks, which stays comfortably cool even on 110F days (and The Republic does have those...this summer has already had 95F highs, and it's not even June yet! ...can't wait 'til mid-July through August, traditionally the Hellish season here! )...

My 4 wondering just when I'm bringing 'em out Mint Juleps...

Welcome to "Ptolemy's Crib of Carnal Delight's"

Lord of all he surveys...​

How cool ours don't go in there water dish wish they would!! I'm going to re arrange there enclosures today

How old are yours? Ours seem to be roughly the same size as yours

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That doesn't surprise me. Joe does it when we have very hot days here... I think he's probably more of a wimp about what he thinks is extreme than yours though, he'll hide away when temperatures hit 30C

Rather than draping the palms straight over the enclosure, can you build a frame so that they make more of a shelter? The reason is to allow air to circulate. Without airflow, you run the risk of cooking them. Make sure you soak regularly in the extreme heat season too. They'll appreciate it!

I'm on to getting a frame built today and re arranging there enclosure!

 

[Terry Allan Hall]

How cool ours don't go in there water dish wish they would!! I'm going to re arrange there enclosures today

How old are yours? Ours seem to be roughly the same size as yours

Get a waterdish (I'm using a plastic bar tray, but a really large ceramic plant saucer would work, as well) large enough where both can easily climb in and out, and soak at a depth of about 1/2 their heighth (1-1-/1/2", perhaps), and arrange it to where it's in the mid- or late-afternoon shade and they'll likely start soaking.

Going L to R, in that pic, it's Ptolemy, Apollonia, Jennifer and Ophelia. Jennifer is 5, I think Ophelia, probably the same, Apollonia is probably 3 or 4, and Ptolemy, probably, is 4 or 5...none were aquired as hatchlings, but I know Jennifer's breeder, the other 3 I bought about a year ago, so I can only "guestimate" their ages.