first off very sorry to horsma for her rough learning experience, and it's big of her to share and teach

I may have missed it; but what was the dragon in when outside ? rabbit hutch, plastic, tank?

Airflow is a huge part of it, as well as a light colored shelter that allows the lizard to choose/ completely leave the intense sun.

these animals worship and use the sun for lots of things as well as some we don't understand. Hormone stimulation, cooking internal parasites, accelerating digestion, baking off skin fungi etc.

Temp guns are a great tool. It is mind blowing how hot they sometimes choose to get. I've temp gunned lizards and rock piles that are hotter than you would ever think they could tolerate. I haven't been to Australia but it's studied and documented there for varanus and agamids too.

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