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StarGecko
at Wed Jan 7 12:11:23 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by StarGecko ]
Because your leo's belly is directly on the substrate, this is primarily how they absorb heat. Ambient temp is less important than substrate temp IMO.
I would disconnect the lamp and get a thermostat. You may also find that with a thick temp-spreading substrate like large tiles of slate, that not as much heat reaches the surface. My UTH was too hot when I was using calci sand, was not using tank for quite awhile but now that I have it set up again with slate it is not warm enough and I had to add a lamp. ----- Sarah Stettler aka Starling
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