Forgive me for inquiring, but I've kept reptiles for many years and this is the first time I've heard all of this. It does make sense, no doubt, however I don't believe that every monitor in a typical screen top set up with the light on top has died from dehydration. I believe there's mulitple factors involved. For instance, if the main problem is the loss of moisture, then either a misting system(going once or twice a day for 1 minute) or moving water with a pump would do more than help with humidity. I also believe a smaller bulb that won't cook the monitors would also help. I'm going to try your suggestion with two bulbs of lesser wattages to provide a larger basking area instead of one beam of extreme heat. I'm also experimenting with bulbs inside the cage and see if it seems to help the monitor's well being. Thanks again, FR.

Matt

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