How hot are his temps with the 150 watt vs the 100?
100watt: Basking is 98-104 (takes an hour to reach proper temps in the morning). Leaves middle gradient at 87-91
is it possible to just lower the basking spot and keep using the 150 watt?
I’ve tried mounting it and then it fluctuates a lot throughout the day. The middle temp then also drops. He also doesn’t like to sit under the 150watt.
do you mind showing me an image of your tank/ basking area
This temperature fluctuation is just due to the higher watt. The thing you can do with that 150 watt heat bulb is, fit it on the area where you switch on the bulb rarely.
What do you mean switch the bulb rarely?
I can attach an image when I get home from work!
ok thank you
thats a really cute setup and his hammock is already pretty low. do you have any extra bulbs to set in the middle/warm side of the tank to raise that a bit so you can continue with the 100 watt basking one and still have the warm side in the 90s? You can also try lowering his hammock a little more and keep with the 150 and see if he will like it more if its still a bit cooler in the basking spot but your temps can still be more ideal.
So, today, I moved his hammock and replaced it with a ramp that resides slightly lower and has a larger surface area. He seems to like this alongside the 150watt!! I think despite the hammock being very low it was still a little too close. He jumped onto the ramp immediately and basked for over an hour! Thanks for you help!
