momo4
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Got it at Home Depot for $10, it's got a plastic probe end though, for indoor/outdoor use - outdoor uses the probe. I believe it's got a 1 degree variance, but with it being plastic, is that a problem?
Anyway, all my temps are bang on!
Baby's basking spot is 114F and low end is 87F. That's with a 100W bulb in a 20 gal tank.
Crack's basking spot is 100F and low end is 84F. That's with a 100W bulb in a 70 gal tank.
I love, love, love this thermometer! It has min/max readings too, so I left it in all night to see what the nighttime temps dropped to with our a/c on and the lowest it got right where the baby sleeps was 64.9F, but that's on a piece of slate so I know it's chillier. I'm going to get a piece of fleece to put in that corner for her to snooze on, lol...
The baby is doing amazing! I gave her some butterworms yesterday right from my hand and she gobbled them up something crazy! They were teeny tiny ones, I wanted wax worms but the store was out. She's eating her crix really well too - couldn't say how many per day, but at least 20 at her afternoon feeding - 3pmish - she won't eat crix before lunchtime for some reason, I offer to feed her 3x a day but she's only interested in the late afternoon. She's got her greens all day but she's not keen on them either. Going to have to go get something different to try with her.
Crack ate dandelion right out of my hand yesterday too! I had him out on the porch with me in the sun (it was too chilly for him the night before I guess, he didn't want to get up & was pretty cold - our first night with the a/c on in ages and I didn't leave the red light on in his tank!) so I got him up & took him out into the sun. He warmed up and changed from the awful grey/black to his bright yellow, then was perked up enough to munch on the dandelion leaf I was tickling him with, ate half of a fair sized leaf in one go! He never eats that much greens at once, so I feel lucky that he even took it out of my hand! Maybe he's spoiled & wants to be hand fed? Ugh, boys, lol!!
Anyway, that's my updates for now!
Jill, Crack & Sunflower
Anyway, all my temps are bang on!
Baby's basking spot is 114F and low end is 87F. That's with a 100W bulb in a 20 gal tank.
Crack's basking spot is 100F and low end is 84F. That's with a 100W bulb in a 70 gal tank.
I love, love, love this thermometer! It has min/max readings too, so I left it in all night to see what the nighttime temps dropped to with our a/c on and the lowest it got right where the baby sleeps was 64.9F, but that's on a piece of slate so I know it's chillier. I'm going to get a piece of fleece to put in that corner for her to snooze on, lol...
The baby is doing amazing! I gave her some butterworms yesterday right from my hand and she gobbled them up something crazy! They were teeny tiny ones, I wanted wax worms but the store was out. She's eating her crix really well too - couldn't say how many per day, but at least 20 at her afternoon feeding - 3pmish - she won't eat crix before lunchtime for some reason, I offer to feed her 3x a day but she's only interested in the late afternoon. She's got her greens all day but she's not keen on them either. Going to have to go get something different to try with her.
Crack ate dandelion right out of my hand yesterday too! I had him out on the porch with me in the sun (it was too chilly for him the night before I guess, he didn't want to get up & was pretty cold - our first night with the a/c on in ages and I didn't leave the red light on in his tank!) so I got him up & took him out into the sun. He warmed up and changed from the awful grey/black to his bright yellow, then was perked up enough to munch on the dandelion leaf I was tickling him with, ate half of a fair sized leaf in one go! He never eats that much greens at once, so I feel lucky that he even took it out of my hand! Maybe he's spoiled & wants to be hand fed? Ugh, boys, lol!!
Anyway, that's my updates for now!
Jill, Crack & Sunflower