Hi Matt, thanks for the response.

And please add to this and more. hahahahahahaha

The thing about temps is, they do not have to use them.

I do not think basking lite temps relate to natural sunlite temps. A little, just not exactly.

Its common for hot spots in nature to be up to 135F or so, in all areas where monitors live and here for that matter.

The difference is amount of area heated, in nature the sun heats huge areas therefore there is more usable heat.

With a litebulb or two, its only a small area, therefore the usable temps are restricted. So I think to make litebulb heat usable, it must be a little hotter.

What I did was try to equal results, not temps. I have lots of outdoor cages and observed how monitors worked in those conditions, then increased temps indoors until the results were equal. So thats where 150F basking spot came from. It was not meant to relate to outdoor real temps, only the results were.

I hope you understand, its a odd concept. The key is, the animals do not have to use it, just like in nature, they use what they want when they want.

Also its not species specific, they all use a range and the exact temps are based on need.

Most monitors worked fine with good basking spots of 130F, I do feel that 135F is far and away the best one temp. But commonly see monitors pick higher.

Lastly, its also based on mass, smaller mass individuals, can use hotter temps, larger animals lower. Its all about the ability to cool down. Cheers

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