Recent content by LouP

:-( :-( sorry.

Sick of crickets, to many escapees and one got up my shirt sleeve yesterday and actually started biting me. Can't blame them though lol. LouP

Let him sit in the bath (temp around 98) for about 15 minutes to give him a chance to relax, he'll go, trust me on this one. ;-) LouP

My own experience with these so far. I was having an issue getting enough uvb through a screen top on my terrarium. I have a solarmeter 6.2 and have been taking readings and not enough uvb was getting through the mesh screen to the basking spot. I bought one of these in a 26 watt size and now...

Hi Taffer, I try and resist the urge to "peak" but sneak up on them once in a while to see if they are eating the feed I give them at night. I've been throwing the leftovers from my Dragon in there that he doesn't eat, usually a combination of romaine and dragon pellets that were left over...

Success!!!! I set the thermostat to 85 degrees and it ran over at shut off as I suspected to 86.5 but that's OK as I have another humidity/temperature gauge in another part of the bin that ran up to 90 degrees so I am good to go. :blob8: All I need is for some of these 100 roaches to grow...

That's the point, they don't have any. Not by any means defending the action. I always wonder why and sometimes it's just beyond our conception. LouP

Or ignorant, may not even know what to be cold blooded means. Also, I doubt any of the folks doing this kind of stuff are in this forum at all. Just say'n. LouP

May sound stupid but do you talk to him. Mine calms down when I speak and lets me pick him up. I swear he's actually listening to me sometimes and if I say crickets he gets all excited. Very strange lol. LouP

Good Morning, Looks like my temps topped off at 82 last night so I need the additional warmers that are arriving today. After I install them, I should be good to go. I have the thermostat set at 86 so if it over shoots a bit, it shouldn't be a big deal. LOL at OCD, ya think? My poor daughter...

This thing ain't gonna beat me lol. I added a 16 watt warmer to the hot side and wrapped it in foil insulation. Temps are rising quicker now. I still have two 24 watt heaters for the sides. So the question is if I make temperature like this, would it be more efficient to keep the lower...

Where do you put the food in that beast ;-) LouP

LOL. My electric meter has been spinning like a top ever since that dragon got here. I may wrap the bin on a fireproof blanket regardless to try and save a little energy. LouP