good temps?

[klein]

would you say that 95-98 for the hot side and 70-75 for the cool side are good temps? These will be the temps 24 hrs/day and i will have a florescent on, which doesn't produce any heat to get excited about, when i want to view him. So would you say these are good temps or what would you recommend?

Thanks in advance.

Nick

[DragnDrop]

Way too hot if you've got the temps over 90 F. The warm side can range from around 85-90F, average (mostly called "ideal") would be 88 F. The cool side during the day would be great around 80 (or about 8-10 degrees cooler than the warm spot). Night temps can go down to what you have as your cool side temps - as low as 70-72, though I've had the lows slip down to 68 in winter for a few weeks and noticed no problem. It could be that they've slowed down for a rest anyways so the extra cool didn't bother them, but in summer I wouldn't let it cool below 70.

If they're in a room where the temperature is comfy for you, why not turn the heat off over night? It'll sure save you a ton of $, specially now with the electricity rate increase :) Using a UTH is even more economical, the increased cost of the UTH itself will pay for itself in no time.

[klein]

thanks dragon drop, that's all i am using right now is an UTH, as for the temps i will get them lowered and watch them for a few days and then put the leo in there