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02-06-13, 05:38 PM
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Re: humidity
ok thanks guys
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02-07-13, 11:52 AM
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Re: humidity
i got it down to 82 also my hottest basking spot is 125 he bask for about 10 minutes at a time is that good or to hot
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02-07-13, 12:42 PM
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Re: humidity
Not at all, you actually want it hotter... Many will use temps upwards of 150F...
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02-07-13, 12:48 PM
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Re: humidity
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Originally Posted by reptile man
i got it down to 82 also my hottest basking spot is 125 he bask for about 10 minutes at a time is that good or to hot
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02-07-13, 01:03 PM
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Re: humidity
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Not at all, you actually want it hotter... Many will use temps upwards of 150F...
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thanks yesterday i noticed my temps were 160 so thats why i lowered it
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02-07-13, 01:05 PM
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Re: humidity
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thanks wayne is the little amount of time he is basking good or should he be basking for longer periods
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02-07-13, 01:37 PM
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Re: humidity
Their instincts are to bask as quickly as possible, to avoid predators.
The longer it takes to raise the core temperature of their bodies, the greater the risk of being attacked.
When I read posts from people who say "My lizard loves to bask all day" it troubles me, because sitting out in the open all day is not normal behaviour, and indicates that the poor lizard is struggling to thermo regulate.
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02-07-13, 05:36 PM
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Re: humidity
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thanks wayne is the little amount of time he is basking good or should he be basking for longer periods
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To sum up Wayne's response, he should be basking as little as possible.
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02-08-13, 12:59 AM
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Re: humidity
I set up several areas for the basking spot. One is on a log with a halogen flood and an incandescent, both 50 watts. It reaches around 150+ The other is the dirt under where the log sits which is at 110-120. And the last is made by a set of halogen floods pointing at the dirt which sits at around 140.
I almost never see him on the log one and when I do he will get on and get off soon after. I see him most at the lowest but I think that is because he feels safe under the log and it is still warm. I haven't seem him bask in the spot that sits around 140 yet. It may be too open for him to feel safe basking there. Maybe I should put a large rock there.
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02-08-13, 09:37 AM
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Re: humidity
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Originally Posted by reptile man
i got it down to 82 also my hottest basking spot is 125 he bask for about 10 minutes at a time is that good or to hot
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My basking gets up to 150's and they bask on it for seconds most times they stay very near it which is in the 135-140 range bask for a few min. They are very active mating,eating and such with these temps excellent results when given hotter temps to bask
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02-08-13, 10:27 AM
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Re: humidity
When does a basking spot become too hot? I assume if it gets too hot the monitor will just avoid it. Does anyone know when it would just be too hot to where it becomes dangerous? Would it be around 170 or closer to 185?
As I said my hottest one sits in the 150s
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02-08-13, 10:36 AM
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Re: humidity
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Originally Posted by DiscoPat
When does a basking spot become too hot? I assume if it gets too hot the monitor will just avoid it. Does anyone know when it would just be too hot to where it becomes dangerous? Would it be around 170 or closer to 185?
As I said my hottest one sits in the 150s
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I had a male argus who would bask at 200f.
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02-08-13, 10:40 AM
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Re: humidity
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Originally Posted by DiscoPat
When does a basking spot become too hot? I assume if it gets too hot the monitor will just avoid it. Does anyone know when it would just be too hot to where it becomes dangerous? Would it be around 170 or closer to 185?
As I said my hottest one sits in the 150s
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Its not so much how hot is too hot its about choices. If you provide deep substrate and a stack wood pyle going under ground he can bask at what it chooses above or any level below the substrate.
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02-08-13, 11:29 AM
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Re: humidity
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Originally Posted by varanus1
Its not so much how hot is too hot its about choices. If you provide deep substrate and a stack wood pyle going under ground he can bask at what it chooses above or any level below the substrate.
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That has worked well for me, the choices that is, I have 2 basking spots, one for the quick warm up, and another just a few degrees cooler, I have seen my lizards use both.
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02-08-13, 12:22 PM
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Re: humidity
Thanks guys i checked my temps and their at 170 i have 2 basking spots so he can also getting some uvb bulbs in to add more light in his enclosure
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