kayleighidkk":27sshkgo said:
so recently, my baby has decided to sleep in his water bowl . i moved him , but he seemed so cold i took him out and wrapped him in a blanket with me to get warmth. besides a night light, is there anything else i can do to keep him warmer at night ?
First order of business - take away the water bowl, very few beardies will recognize standing water in a bowl as a source of water , more inclined to use it as a toilet or to sit in it to cool off.
You can certainly provide overnight tank heating for your hatchling, I use 7W film type heatpads which I sandwich between two layers of ceramic tile and I regulate the temperature of the heatpad and the ceramic insulation via a simple digital thermostat ( with the probe attached to the hottest area of the ceramic tiles which I keep at about 36-37degrees Celsius 24/7) and the hatchling's hide goes ontop the warmed tiles.
All my lizards love their warmed tiles , especially at night .
If it gets particularly chilly inside your house overnight , a CHE mounted inside the tank and regulated via a digital thermostat who's probe is positioned near the usual bed or their hide, a CHE will not emit light, it gets hot and radiates heat , and some of the heat is taken up by the air which circulates inside the tank.