A couple of weeks ago we moved Elliot from a 40gallon screen top to a 4x2x2 crossfire. Everything seemed great the first week but now he's spending a ton of time hanging out halfway in his hide and only basking after meals, and I can't seem to find the temperature issue that's causing this. He's eating and pooping GREAT with no sings of stress and I have to believe it's the setup.
Setup:
24" reptisun T10 directly over the are where he hangs out when he's not hiding
100watt CHE for ambient heat on the hot side, next to a 50w sunglo on a dimmer for basking.
Cool side has a thermostat set for 87 to trigger the CHE to shut off. Cool side is hitting 86-88, hot side is capping out at 93, basking spot is at 110 on the dimmer.
I feel like something here is amiss but I can't seem to find the sweet spot to get the hot side hotter without making the basking spot WAY to hot. Should I be using a higher or lower wattage basking bulb to bring up the ambient temp on the hot side?
Help! I'm starting to worry about him not getting enough UVB... thanks!
Setup:
24" reptisun T10 directly over the are where he hangs out when he's not hiding
100watt CHE for ambient heat on the hot side, next to a 50w sunglo on a dimmer for basking.
Cool side has a thermostat set for 87 to trigger the CHE to shut off. Cool side is hitting 86-88, hot side is capping out at 93, basking spot is at 110 on the dimmer.
I feel like something here is amiss but I can't seem to find the sweet spot to get the hot side hotter without making the basking spot WAY to hot. Should I be using a higher or lower wattage basking bulb to bring up the ambient temp on the hot side?
Help! I'm starting to worry about him not getting enough UVB... thanks!