Need help with tank set-up and lighting for 2 month old

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KarrieRee

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Ok. So i am getting different temp readings depending on the type of the material the basking platform is made of. Wood reads cooler than resin/rock. So then I worry about the ambient temp being correct. I have the probe taped down on the surface of the resin/rock small hide to get a probe reading which is reading cooler than the IR gun. My IR gun cost over $100 so it isn't a real cheap one. So what type of basking surface should I get for her to bask on? And it has to be short in order to not get her too close to the UVB light since she is in a 40 gallon habitat.
What are you getting for temps? 105-110 for a baby under 6 months -
 

mshaverly

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Hello all. This is John, Marcia's husband. I helped set up her habitat per her requests of what she wanted. Everyone here seems to have their own answers on how to regulate temps and how to read them. Your knowledge has been gained by your experiences and research and are not to be discounted. I know nothing of lizards....lol. I do however, have a Masters in Aerospace Engineering and set this up with thermal dynamics, IR gun efficacy and emissivity in mind. Yes, the Herpstat is set to 114.2 However, it measures the temperature only a few inches under the basking light (I have the probe hanging on a chain just a few inches under the basking light). We don't care what that probe reads. It is only a means to get the basking area to the desired temperature required. Obviously, the temperature of the surface much farther from the light is cooler, or in this case, exactly what we want them to be and more importantly....where the Dragons seem to like. As for IR guns....Even cheap ones are fairly accurate. The problem is emissivity. Different surfaces reflect differently according to their properties. There are many Emissivity charts online for this very issue. Slate has excellent emissivity and therefore the IR guns are very accurate. Wood does not.....so less accurate and so on. Using the chart one can account for and correct the reading. IR guns, like every other tool, have expensive ones and cheap ones. I went for one in the middle that has proven excellence. There are ways to calibrate IR guns and these methods may also be found online or in the manual. I hope this note gives everyone a picture of Marcia's set up in their minds and clears the confusion. You all were correct in one way from a certain point of view. That view however, didn't fit her setup. Thanks for "listening" and take care!

John
 

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mshaverly

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Oh thank you! She is really doing well and loves to curl up on my chest. She now closes her eyes when I pet her. What kind of surface do you use as basking platform? That is what I am measuring for the temp.
 

xp29

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Oh thank you! She is really doing well and loves to curl up on my chest. She now closes her eyes when I pet her. What kind of surface do you use as basking platform? That is what I am measuring for the temp.
I use everything from natural sandstone to resin to the foam ledges that use magnets to attach. As long as the surface isn't hot enough to be uncomfortable when you place the back of your hand on it, it's not to hit for them. 🙂
 
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