First I'd like to say congrats on your new uro



As far as the temps, I highly recommend deer fern farms as the place to get the best care sheets. It is quite detailed.



The heat should be as follows: You only need a basking lamp for the daytime and the heat should be approx 100 ambiant, 120 tops for basking area, and 80-85 on the cool end. These are about the best temps. You also need a UVB lamp to go across. This is VITAL for their health!!!!! This daylamp you are referring to, is it an actual basking lamp?? or just one of those colored type bulbs? You should have an actual basking lamp. At night, there is no need for any heat source to be on as long as you don't drop your temps in the house to any extreme amounts. It can drop to 70 at night and thats fine.



What kind of diet are you feeding him? The worms are a great treat, but not what he should be eating on a daily basis. He must have a variety of veggie greens such as kale, collard, escarole, carrots, some peas, napa cabbage, to name a few. These also are VERY important for his health!



I hope this gives you a better idea of how his setup should be. DO please check out the deer fern farms page for much more details

Good luck!

renee

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