Morri
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- Beardie name(s)
- Zoom
I have been trying to set up the new enclosure and I am struggling with the ambient temperatures and measuring them correctly. I am also getting a lot of different information all around and it's slowly driving me insane.
The vivarium is a wooden 4 x 2 x 2, heating is a 150W Arcadia floodlight attached to a dimming thermostat. I am trying to set the temperatures following Reptifiles' advice, as follows:
Could anyone please advise on how to measure the ambient temperature correctly? Where should I place the probe in basking area and the cool spot for the most accurate readings?
Zoom has not been moved into her new tank yet, so please don't worry, she is not in any danger from my experiments. I will not move her in until I am sure that the temps are spot on (but it's been over a week of running two enclosures trying to sort this out and I wouldn't mind getting some of my living space back )
The vivarium is a wooden 4 x 2 x 2, heating is a 150W Arcadia floodlight attached to a dimming thermostat. I am trying to set the temperatures following Reptifiles' advice, as follows:
- Basking side surface temperature— 108-113°F (42-45°C)
- Cool side surface temperature — 77-85°F (25-29°C)
- Air temperature gradient — 72-99°F (22-37°C)
- Nighttime — 55-75°F (12-24°C)
Could anyone please advise on how to measure the ambient temperature correctly? Where should I place the probe in basking area and the cool spot for the most accurate readings?
Zoom has not been moved into her new tank yet, so please don't worry, she is not in any danger from my experiments. I will not move her in until I am sure that the temps are spot on (but it's been over a week of running two enclosures trying to sort this out and I wouldn't mind getting some of my living space back )