panther

rullom · 10-21-04, 10:24 PM

Hi, have a 1.5 month ambanja...cage is 1x1x3....95 degrees at top and 80 degrees at 1 foot from the bottom...
IS THIS TOO HOT OR IS IT OK?

He still hangs near the top a lot of the time...is that because he dosn't know what is going on or he likes it??

Mike

Brock · 10-22-04, 01:40 AM

Basking temp should be about 90 or so, 95 shouldn't be too bad as long as he can move around.

Ambient temp should be a range from 70 to 85.

Night time temps can get as low as 60.

-Brock

CarlC · 10-22-04, 11:47 AM

Your temps sound ok. Like Brock mentioned a nightime drop is needed. I wouldn't go as low as 60 though. Ambanja is a warm region. You might want to try and shoot for nightime lows in the upper 60's to 70.

I wouldn't worry about it spending time at the top. This is a sign that he is comfortable around the warmer temps. Unless he is uncomfortable or chasing food I would be happy to see it in the top part of the cage.

Carl