Rock basking surface. Air temps should range from ~80° (cool side) to ~90°F (warm side)Axeloukos":zjmwhlw2 said:My guy is 5 months old so I know his basking area must be at around 110f. But what should be 110f? Basking air or rock basking surface?
That is correct.Because if the air is 110f then the rock temp goes up to 125f which I don't think is right. But if I lower my heat bulb and make rock surface at 110f then the air temp in basking area goes to 90f.
Folks use either or both.I know rocks consume heat a lot maybe I should just use branches for basking area?
kingofnobbys":3977do78 said:BE VERY CAREFUl about non-contact basking surface temperature measurements using cheap consumer thermometers with preset internal emissivity calibrations and large spot sizes . Very easy to get very misleading temperature readings of a surface that might be as much as 30% out.
Mmmm... Maybe a little hotter (I think mine maxes out between 105 & 107), but yeah--if you can give him a choice/variety, that would be best.Axeloukos":1ynfzsc7 said:So aim for 100f basking rock surface and 80f to 90f from cool to warm side and then see what he prefers. Got it!
Can't confirm or deny--but I'm an advocate of the largest enclosure one can afford.I heard that small enclosure can produce spine issues. Is that correct?
MrSpectrum":26u4we98 said:
claudiusx":1jcya0ii said:No issues like that with probe end thermometers. Set em' and forget em'
That's why I offer Z a gradient/range of basking temps, and trust him to bask where he wants.claudiusx":3tk2cz8q said:Personally I like digital thermometers with probe ends over IR thermometers for the exact reason KON brought up.. Emissivity. You need to know the emissivity of the surface you are reading (doable with charts and literature if you KNOW your surface material) and have a IR gun that will allow you to adjust.
claudiusx":22rs6ep7 said:Yeah that would be the style. You need to place it directly on the area you are wanting to measure if you want to get a surface temp.
MrSpectrum":23ohvp6i said:With a broken laser, it's also difficult to tell if the temp gun is reading the rock or the log.
While not as critcal as it used to be, distance from target can also have some effect on temp gun readings. RTFM.
It's up to you, but I'd return/exchange that gun. If the laser arrived broken, no telling what else may/may not be broken or not working properly. You might try testing it for accuracy.
how to test a temp gun
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