Adult enclosure FINALLY finished and Toothless moved in!

[murrindindi]

Originally Posted by DeadlyDesires

you said levels so you have 3 levels then yes? ill wait to see pics so i can understand better lol, i have 3 60 watt halogen floods on my basking are and a heat emitter so maybe add 1 more flood to up the heat a little more on the 2nd level? 80's is a little cool for a warm side. also did you insulate the enclosure? it can help a lot with holding in humidity and heat. the basking spot is great just need the ambient a little warmer. those temps are great for night though. i turn off all my lights and turn on my heat emitter at night to help maintain heat. i also keep my cage warm i only offer a 10 degree temp drop at night for my sav. it goes from almost 100 sometimes 102 during the day to 90 at night and 78-82 on the cool end at night. the borrows are in the 70's as well.

Hi, why are you saying the ambient temp is too cool?
It doesn`t matter what the air temp is so long as the surface temp is within range. The only problem might be if the ambient temps were too high throughout, because they are active in the somewhat cooler wet season, meaning we don`t want to replicate the hotter dry season when they`re least active. The coolest temps are likely to be in the burrows, again, only TWO temps matter; the coolest ambient (air) then the surface temp at the basking site/s, NO OTHER temp matters in the least (bearing in mind not too much ambient heat)!

[DeadlyDesires]

Originally Posted by murrindindi

Hi, why are you saying the ambient temp is too cool?
It doesn`t matter what the air temp is so long as the surface temp is within range. The only problem might be if the ambient temps were too high throughout, because they are active in the somewhat cooler wet season, meaning we don`t want to replicate the hotter dry season when they`re least active. The coolest temps are likely to be in the burrows, again, only TWO temps matter; the coolest ambient (air) then the surface temp at the basking site/s, NO OTHER temp matters in the least (bearing in mind not too much ambient heat)!

so what is your opinion of too much? if i turn down my heat a little to let it drop lower then my basking spot drops too because my ambient comes from my flood lights...

as for saying its too cool, i posted that before i read that it didnt matter, sorry, i didnt know the ambient didnt matter as long as the one side doesn't get too cold... i may be making some adjustments to my temps..