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[QUOTE="RosiePosiePuddinPie, post: 2031067, member: 118093"] Thank you sooooo much for your time. It’s a bit overwhelming for a newbie. Yours and KarrieRee’s posts have me feeling much better. As soon as I read them, I ordered 2 thermometer/hygro with probes, Fluker’s 150w basking bulb, and the Arcadia hood/bulb for UVB. Her temps were good in my son’s room; it’s small with vents closed. We relocated her to the living room which is cooler. About 2 days later I noticed: decreased activity, reduced appetite, not basking, sleeping more, much deeper and more time in her cave on the cooler side of tank. The next day, I placed an additional lamp (lower watt) over her cave. About an hour later, she perked up, came out of cave, ate, and moved around. Approximately 2-3 hours later, went back into her cave to sleep. Today, same thing - deep sleep all day, came out approximately 2 hours after placing the 2nd lamp over cave, moved around for 1 hour then back into the cave to sleep. We replaced the basking bulb in May and the UVB in July; however, these will be replaced tomorrow when I receive Fluker’s and Arcadia. Thank you guys again for this help. You have no idea… QUOTE="J4ckdaw-, post: 2031047, member: 117954"] Hi there 👋 Let’s start off with the basking bulb… it seems your temps are a bit cooler than recommended, for an adult it should be between 95-100 degrees and for hatchlings it should be between 100-110 degrees. I would recommend increasing wattage for sure. In the meantime, does your enclosure have a little flap above the screen? If it does, place it on top while it’s open to increase the temps. Otherwise, replace the bulb asap. What are you measuring temps with? No stick-one or temp guns, please. They are both wildly incorrect. Use a digital probe thermometer and hydrometer, it gives the most accurate readings. As for brands, avoid anything made by the brand ‘Thrive’. Flukers is my personal favourite but Reptisun is good too. How old is your bulb? Has it always read 80? Age can cause a bulb to loose its heat. Onto UVB… Zoomed fixtures are one of the less recommended set ups which is why I’d highly advise you strap the bulb inside the tank. Otherwise, you could invest in a higher quality brand such as Reptisun or Arcadia. If you do choose to buy a new bulb, here is what you look for: if you want to place it above the mesh buy a 39w 12-14% fixture, if you want it inside the tank buy a 24w 12% fixture. Make sure it also provides D3+. My set up consists of this: Flukers basking bulb, 39w 14% Arcadia lamp above the mesh. Everything’s been working fine for me so far. Good luck! [/QUOTE] [/QUOTE]
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