Triad you wrote:



“I have my parents turn the ac on because its waaaaaay hot in my room at night (I've left a thermom. in my room the past week the temp before I go to bed is about 105 and when I get up its still 105 because of all the lights and uvb that's on).

Do you guys have any thoughts on the matter?”



If the temperature in your 'room' was 105F due to the heat lamps, then it is a certainty that the coolest part of your gradient was no cooler than 105. I am willing to bet that the cool zone well exceeded 105F due to the proximity of the heat lamps.



Although you have taken steps to remedy this situation, keeping a uromastyx in this high of a temperature gradient for even a week where it does not have the ability to drop its body temperature below these excessively high levels probably took a toll on your uromastyx health. If you have had your uro since July, this has probably taken place for more than a week. Any time a uromastyx is placed in a stressful environment (incorrect food, high or low temperatures, lack of space), their immune system tends to weaken, and they become more susceptible to infections and an overgrowth of organisms and parasites.

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