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kmartin311
at Fri Oct 9 10:41:24 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by kmartin311 ]
I really doubt you've tried higher basking temps because you always seem defer to them raising the ambient temp and decreasing humidity. They simply don't. Raise the surface of the basking site to the bulb. I have PAR38 50-watt halogen floods about 6-8 inches from the surface of the basking site to achieve 120-130(surface) and the ambient warm side temperature rarely gets above 85 degrees. Thats the honest truth. Only on the hottest days in summer does the ambient reach 90 degrees.
To Chris, my point is that dragons do use 130, just as they use 105, 110 and 115. They cannot regulate their body temps without heat, so anything above 90 degrees is useful. 130 degree surface temp is not all that hot. How many captive dragons really make it past 8 years old anyway?
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RE: This is getting old - kmartin311, Fri Oct 9 10:41:24 2009