I have a monitor enclosure that is 8' wide, 3' deep and 6' tall. It is inside of an insulated shed that is kept at a minimum of 70 degrees year round. I live in Southern California and nights have not gotten lower than 45 degrees, but the shed always stays at 70. The enclosure has 3 50W basking lights spaced 6 inches apart and 12 inches off of the surface, creating a basking temp of 120-130 throughout.



Problem is, right outside of the basking area, the temp drops to 75-80 when the cage temp is 70 degrees. This should be my hot zone with further temp gradients as you move away from the basking spot.



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Right now the days get to a high of about 75 making the shed about 80 at most. This translates to a cold side of 75 in the cage. Should I just wait for it to get warmer, with the cold season a proper environmental change for the monitor in the wild? I am looking for 80-85 daytime

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