Can you post a picture of your setup including where and how the lights are positioned? Just a general picture that shows your whole setup.
Yep! This is how I do it:And I asked in your other thread, but you are leaving the probe in place for 5-10 minutes right? Can you also post a picture of how you're measuring your temperature?
That's what my setup originally was! The temps were around 75-85F but I can't recall the specifics. I'm guessing that's how the diarrhea started. Her poop has started to take on that tube shape again in the past few days, but it's still very loose with an extra pile of goop and...juice.Have you tried your dome fixture with the zoo med basking bulb yet?
Yes but this was before you got your new thermometer right? Might be worth it to retest that setup with your new thermometer as that bulb is a good bulb, and that fixture should be better than your current.That's what my setup originally was!
this was my experience. for basking, i now only have to change between a 50W in summer or a 100W in winter. the rest stays the same.The good news is once you find that, it shouldn't ever really change
-Brandon
Basking 82F, hot side 76F, cool side 63FYes but this was before you got your new thermometer right? Might be worth it to retest that setup with your new thermometer as that bulb is a good bulb, and that fixture should be better than your current.
We typically recommend digital with probe end thermometers over IR thermometers here due to emissivity issues. Although the one you linked to does have an adjustable E-value setting, it still requires the user to know the material they are measuring, know the E-value for said material, and adjust their device accordingly. This, of course, can get slightly annoying when there are different surface materials in an enclosure that need to be measured. Digital with probe ends don't suffer that issue.do you have something like this... to measure temps?
So I left the probe on the floor to check and it's 64F right now, pretty cold when the heat isn't on.What are your room temps day and night? Trying to figure out how two 75w bulbs couldn't get your basking temps high enough.
Those are good temps for during the daytime. It's ok and preferable for temps to drop at night. That more mimics the natural environment. A little bit of insulation (the wood) seems to have done the trick102.5, hot 95F, and cool 73F. We'll see how much it drops after lights off?
That's interesting. Some questions on that methodology, but I don't want to side track the original post.We typically recommend digital with probe end thermometers over IR thermometers here due to emissivity issues. Although the one you linked to does have an adjustable E-value setting, it still requires the user to know the material they are measuring, know the E-value for said material, and adjust their device accordingly. This, of course, can get slightly annoying when there are different surface materials in an enclosure that need to be measured. Digital with probe ends don't suffer that issue.
-Brandon
It's off to the side of the basking lamp so I'd say 6 inches vertically, 4 inches horizontally? If only the basking light also provided UVB lolWhat distance is your current uvb to your basking surface? You might not need it mounted inside the tank depending on the distance.
That is close enough. IF you moved it inside the enclosure it would be too close. Remember, while UV is necessary, it is also harmful, especially in higher concentrations.t's off to the side of the basking lamp so I'd say 6 inches vertically, 4 inches horizontally?
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