The 100 watt bulb seems to be fine as his basking rock sits kinda low. As far as the temp gun, It is actually a laser. I am lucky enough to have access to it from where I work. The distance from the surface doesn't matter. It's still accurate. Now, as far as the red bulb goes, I was told to get red because they cannot see red, therefore, leaving it on at night is ok as it doesn't bother their eyes. Have I been mislead? I am, admittedly, a novice and am trying my best to do everything I can to ensure that he is healthy and happy. I have noticed that there are many differing opinions on many of the same subjects so it does get a bit confusing. Now, the uvb light is not a tube bulb but I am having a custom viv built for me and I plan to upgrade his lighting when it is completed. I want to try one of those Arcadia T5's but I'm not having much luck finding one here in the states. And thank you for checking out the pics. :lol: The "Lounge Lizard" one is my fav, for sure. And, as always, all help and opinions are GREATLY appreciated.diamc":36qkdgpv said:I have to say that a 100 watt basking bulb in only a 10 gallon tank seems like a lot of wattage. You're using an infrared temp gun to check the temps? If so, what distance do you hold it from the area you're checking?
He is adorable, I just saw his picture. Love the way he was posing for you.
I noticed that you're using a red basking bulb, I wanted to recommend that you use a bright white basking bulb instead as the red ones are rough on their eyes and they do much better with the white bulbs. Is the Repti-Sun bulb a 10.0 and a fluorescent tube bulb? What distance do you have that bulb?
We always like more pictures. :wink: