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Old 03-24-12, 01:50 PM   #16
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Re: please tell me what you think of this chart

I think that red/orange/yellow showed the concept better, but the original was so bright my eyes were hurting. Could use a pastel or a duller version of those colors though instead of simply grey, green, etc.
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I think your missing a middle section 150-160f...
I have never seen a Bosc that would use that high of a temperature.

But I am open minded..
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I think that red/orange/yellow showed the concept better, but the original was so bright my eyes were hurting. Could use a pastel or a duller version of those colors though instead of simply grey, green, etc.
Thanks, and since it was pointed out that ovals would be more accurate, I will be re-doing the whole thing.

I used it to illustrate to a fellow on another forum why his little fish tank was so inappropriate for even a baby.
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I have never seen a Bosc that would use that high of a temperature.

But I am open minded..

Try it

My male basked up to the 150f mark.

A good basking temp i feel is 135f to 150f for boscs.

Other monitor sp will bask higher up to 160f after that i personalyl havent seen any benefitis i.e increased food intake, activity levels etc.
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Re: please tell me what you think of this chart

There's a pretty well known keeper that keeps his surface temperatures at 155 for his sav. I've even seen pictures of them basking near 180 for short bursts.
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Re: please tell me what you think of this chart

On the subject of basking, I just got to watch Cera jump up on the platform, then sprawl out and flatten...

She did this right in the hottest part, sat there for about 2 minutes and then jumped off the platform to do some hunting.

So I just released a bunch more crickets and earthworms in there to keep her busy.
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Haha, awesome, Wayne.
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On the subject of basking, I just got to watch Cera jump up on the platform, then sprawl out and flatten...

She did this right in the hottest part, sat there for about 2 minutes and then jumped off the platform to do some hunting.

So I just released a bunch more crickets and earthworms in there to keep her busy.

Sounds like you dont need a hotter basking area LOL short burst followed by high activity.
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Sounds like you dont need a hotter basking area LOL short burst followed by high activity.
She's just a baby, 2012 hatch.

in a couple months I will lower the bulbs a little.

Here is the current readings..

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She's just a baby, 2012 hatch.

in a couple months I will lower the bulbs a little.

Here is the current readings..



If it works it works, short period of basking followed by high activity level Good signs
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you're a loon.

I just wanted to say that. Carry on.
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I am not sure where you are seeing the grey and green colors.. the chart is Red at the center then Blue then yellow then purple..
from centre to edge i see.....

grey

green

reddish/orangish

purple

i think you chose the correct colours wayne,i feel if you used red,orange and yellow fading into each other,it would not give such a diffinitive view of the area's

maybe you could do a second chart that could show the heat zones merging with each other ?

them monitor's don't half like their heat mate,i was pretty amazed at the temp of their hot spot,compaired to a snakes hot spot

cheers shaun
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I see them now Shaun.. Wayne changed the colors after a few posts where made and my computer was still showing me the original image.
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I see them now Shaun.. Wayne changed the colors after a few posts where made and my computer was still showing me the original image.
thats just ruined it for me now.....

i thought we were all having a group hallucination

cheers shaun

p.s.missed you all while i was fixing my car,for what seemed like forever at the time
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them monitor's don't half like their heat mate,i was pretty amazed at the temp of their hot spot,compaired to a snakes hot spot

cheers shaun

Some of the more equatorial species will bask all the way up to near 200 degrees Shaun.
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