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As Stefan has pointed out it's your basking set-up causing you problems!!
I like to have a neat line of lights (like Stefan's),if you have more than 2 in a line then you find the middle one is usually hotter surface basking temp than the outer surface temps., that basking spot flood is what charges his./her turbo up.
Use bulbs that push the heat downwards, hals push the heat downwards, also the bigger the bulbs you use the greater the burn off in the viv of humidity, also the greater the gap between the bulb & basking surface the more air is pulled under & air dried/humidity burned off.
If you use a reflector this also pushes heat down, silver backed reflector are more efficient.
I like a greater gap between the light bulb & basking surface, this allows the monitor to pose rather than crawl under the lamps, if they have a high basking spot flood (160f) this allows the monitor to spend less time basking which means they aren't breathing the drier air for as long.
These light are mounted high above the ply surface & located at the top of the cage, the lower reflector has the bulb set the same height as the rest>
A big wattage! 3x100watt hals 30 degree beam, i still get 50% humidity next to them at around 95f, looking at your set-up 1 mounted high might meet your requirements.
75% lower level at 82f there abouts, i also keep one end very wet, but you can do that in a 10 foot long viv
BUT i'd try & keep to smaller wattages if i was you, easier to control 2x75w hals.
OK I'll observe my current setup for now. with 2x50watt. If after 1-2 months things don't improve from diet, I'll try 1x100 Watt halo that's mounted higher up. Since higher up will give it a big dome light and my monitor is not that big. But one step at a time.
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Originally Posted by mdfmonitor
A big wattage! 3x100watt hals 30 degree beam, i still get 50% humidity next to them at around 95f, looking at your set-up 1 mounted high might meet your requirements.
75% lower level at 82f there abouts, i also keep one end very wet, but you can do that in a 10 foot long viv
BUT i'd try & keep to smaller wattages if i was you, easier to control 2x75w hals.
I flipped over a rock and saw a couple curled up worms so I took one to lure the sav to the site. He ate them and it seemed to have perked his interest. So he started digging and eating. It's been a while since he worked for his food. This went on for a good 15 minutes! Then he went to bask for 10-15 mins after. And then he returned to the site to look for more worms, however he gave up within 2 minutes after. Hopefully this is the beginning of him learning to hunt for food again.
So far so good! This morning he woke up, basked for a while then started exploring the cage. Which is something he hasn't done for a while. Hope this lasts.
What I did differently:
- I left 1 halogen 50 watt on during the night because I thought maybe the night temp is too low now that it's winter. During the summer months I didn't leave any heat sources on at night as it got too hot at night and he seemed inactive. I guess I forgot to switch back to have night heat after so many months of summer.
- I found a tree that was broken by wind or something and put it in the cage, it makes the cage seem more foresty. No leaves though..
- The basking temp is 160F with 3x50 watt halogen during the day, a week ago was same lights but 140F
- Added 200 crix in the tank, but he's not really interested in them, tho he did eat a couple but mostly ignored.
Not sure which of the following changes made the difference... Hopefully it is not a coincidence that he's more active today and we actually nailed something down and he's on the road to recovery... I hope...
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