I finally have the new tank set up, so I'm sharing a picture and some general info so you guys can approve it or help me make changes.
His energy is really high with the new lamp (although he's been trying to climb the background off and on- I just put it in Monday so I'm giving it a few days to see if he stops) but he recently stopped eating again. 16 crickets Sunday and then 0 Monday or Tuesday. Ignoring his salad. He ate some wax worms yesterday though. He looks healthy, his poop is normal (when he does poop- he's eating less so he's pooping less) and he's up and awake and running around/basking from about 8am to 7:30pm now.
The UVB tube is the T5 5.0 (the 5.0 came with the fixture but I have a 10.0 as well). The tank temps are:
Basking spot: 103.3
Cool side: 78.6
Ambient temps range from 79.9 to 83.5 in different spots around the tank
Are my temps low? Is there an easy way to make them a little higher? Other suggestions for set-up? I only put water in for a few hours each day because he doesn't drink it and it raises the humidity, so there's no water dish in the picture. I'm going to hang a hammock for him this week as well. Does he need more to climb? Thank you for any input!
His energy is really high with the new lamp (although he's been trying to climb the background off and on- I just put it in Monday so I'm giving it a few days to see if he stops) but he recently stopped eating again. 16 crickets Sunday and then 0 Monday or Tuesday. Ignoring his salad. He ate some wax worms yesterday though. He looks healthy, his poop is normal (when he does poop- he's eating less so he's pooping less) and he's up and awake and running around/basking from about 8am to 7:30pm now.
The UVB tube is the T5 5.0 (the 5.0 came with the fixture but I have a 10.0 as well). The tank temps are:
Basking spot: 103.3
Cool side: 78.6
Ambient temps range from 79.9 to 83.5 in different spots around the tank
Are my temps low? Is there an easy way to make them a little higher? Other suggestions for set-up? I only put water in for a few hours each day because he doesn't drink it and it raises the humidity, so there's no water dish in the picture. I'm going to hang a hammock for him this week as well. Does he need more to climb? Thank you for any input!