what temps for outside

[jakeh2009]

living in north central ill, weather has been odd here bright n sunny one day and then snowing the next, but id like to get dino outside and soak some ray from the sun but was wondering what kind of temps do i need to have to keep him outside for any period of time? do i have to wait till its in the hi 80s or even higher? thanx for any info in advance

 

[SunshineLollipop]

Even if it's overcast/raining, they still soak up the uv outside. If it's that cold that it's snowing, I'd just be patient & wait 'til Spring - it'll be a much nicer experience. There's no set temp though, I'd just stick to a nice warm day for one that's normally inside. As long as you've got UV lighting inside, he'll be fine until Spring. Hope that helps PS but there is no reason he can't go out for a short time, I just figure it'll drop his temps & then he'll have to warm up inside again, which is probably more taxing for him if u know what I mean?

 

[herpfreak]

I'd say absolutely no lower than 70... and if it is around 70, only for a short time.

Same here! I can't wait till it warms up enough for walks in the yard with my favorite boy!

 

[jakeh2009]

hopefully the snow is done now, its been pretty nice the last few days, still a little cold but definite signs of winter heading out... thank you very much for the info, will wait a couple more weeks, im not sure what the temps are at right now, havent checked with the therm, but a few days have been really sunny. have an old bird cage that i may be able to put him in, dont want him getting loose, too small and quick for me. once again thanks

 

[jakeh2009]

wow i feel like an *****, if i would have looked down like 5-10 posts i wouldnt have needed to post this, i swear being laid off has made me so lazy, thats happened alot to me lately, ill ask a question instead of reading a few posts or missing them the first time then somebody replies and i look down the list a little bit and imagine that the same question is asked haha

 

[SunshineLollipop]

I used a bird cage as my first outside temp area too! Whatever u use, make sure he has some shade as well (even a potted plant, he can hide under until he gets used to the big bad world of other animals), & water if leaving him out for any length of time