Fawah54
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Doing a writeup of my setup. I'm new to reptiles myself, trying to help others as well as get suggestions. I live in the US, Colorado, so gets pretty cold. We keep our house at 61F at night, Mr. Wilson is in my office upstairs so its colder upstairs.
That said, he has a lot of options, here is my set up and temp choices he has:
-Thrive Front Double Door Opening Reptile Terrarium - 40 Gallon
-LUCKY HERP 150W Ceramic Heat Emitter x 2 housed in a Zoo Med Combo Deep Dome Reptile Dual Lamp Fixture (160w)
-Zoo Med ReptiSun 10.0 T5-HO UVB Fluorescent Reptile Lamp, 39 x 34-in
-Thrive 2-in-1 Digital Thermometer & Hygrometer
-Thrive digital Thermometer
-Digiten TTC1003 Reptile Temperature Controller with Timer, Day-Night Timer Thermostat, 3 Outlet
-Etekcity Infrared Thermometer Laser Temperature Gun 774 (A MUST IMO)
The Digiten controls both the ceramic heat lamps.
One prob is at the highest point closest to the heat lamps.
The other prob is in the bottom corner, furthest from the heat lamps underneath the bridge.
Right now both ceramic heat lamps are cranking, outside temp of them 170F. Room temp is 69F (This setup really heats up my office). The Digiten controls both, I have the prob in the cooler section set to a lower temp at night so when the UVB light cuts off the temp will drop down to the mid 70s in the coolest spot. He usually hangs out at night where he is right now. Sometimes in the upper right where it is a bit cooler but not the coolest spot. I know he's happy with the heat choices as he has both cooler and warmer spots and doesn't always favor one over the other.
Posted a pic with current temps. Ambient temps are 90F up top the cave and 86F at the bottom left. This is why the Infrared Thermometer Laser is a must, wouldn't know the basking temps are correct with out it.
That said, he has a lot of options, here is my set up and temp choices he has:
-Thrive Front Double Door Opening Reptile Terrarium - 40 Gallon
-LUCKY HERP 150W Ceramic Heat Emitter x 2 housed in a Zoo Med Combo Deep Dome Reptile Dual Lamp Fixture (160w)
-Zoo Med ReptiSun 10.0 T5-HO UVB Fluorescent Reptile Lamp, 39 x 34-in
-Thrive 2-in-1 Digital Thermometer & Hygrometer
-Thrive digital Thermometer
-Digiten TTC1003 Reptile Temperature Controller with Timer, Day-Night Timer Thermostat, 3 Outlet
-Etekcity Infrared Thermometer Laser Temperature Gun 774 (A MUST IMO)
The Digiten controls both the ceramic heat lamps.
One prob is at the highest point closest to the heat lamps.
The other prob is in the bottom corner, furthest from the heat lamps underneath the bridge.
Right now both ceramic heat lamps are cranking, outside temp of them 170F. Room temp is 69F (This setup really heats up my office). The Digiten controls both, I have the prob in the cooler section set to a lower temp at night so when the UVB light cuts off the temp will drop down to the mid 70s in the coolest spot. He usually hangs out at night where he is right now. Sometimes in the upper right where it is a bit cooler but not the coolest spot. I know he's happy with the heat choices as he has both cooler and warmer spots and doesn't always favor one over the other.
Posted a pic with current temps. Ambient temps are 90F up top the cave and 86F at the bottom left. This is why the Infrared Thermometer Laser is a must, wouldn't know the basking temps are correct with out it.