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I am planning on buying a screen cage for my panther and was wondering what is the best way to heat them at night.
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Honestly, the easiest way to heat them at night would be took make sure the room that the cage is in is at the proper temperatures. Dips into the mid 60's are ok once in a while but try not to let it get any colder. Personally, I don't like the moon glow bulbs but that is just a personal preference. They do produce heat and shouldn't produce too much light, allowing your chameleon to stay warm. A better alternative might be the ceramic heaters which produce no light, just heat. But like I said, it is probably a better idea to keep the room at those temperatures and free from cold winter drafts. Hope this helps
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Christopher Luecht
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Thanks, but heating the hole room is not very practical for me, I don't have any drafts though. Has anyone done anything with heat panels and screens?
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I agree having a heater in the room too keep it at the minimum as a whole is easiest. My second choice is individual ceramic heat (light-less) bulbs.
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SandraChameleon@gmail.com
BC Canada

I'm not sure how your residence is laid out and/or the amount of space available there but having a separate room for herps is your best bet. I personally have two separate rooms for the chams alone. Snakes are kept in the basement due to the sizes of containers and racks. Having a separate room can pay off for the simple fact of it being a low traffic area, maintaining an appropriate heat and humidity level and blocking out noises. Depending on your collection size another smaller separate room would be recommended for a quarantine room. Be sure to block any views of one another though. That can stress them out severely. I never used ceramic heaters so I can not give you an honest personal experience or positive/negative response on them. Hopefully others will chime in on this topic

A reptile room would be ideal but is just only a dream right now. I do need a way to het the screen cage durring the night. Also if I use a ceramic heat emiter durring the day do I need a basking spot light too?
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How cold does this room get at night? If it is too cold for you it will be too cold for the cham. The problem with the ceramic heat emitter will be to place it far enough from the cage so the cham gets it's required temp drop at night (10-15 degrees lower than day temps). If you also have the required UV emitting fluorescent tube light for day, you could put the emitter near it so the cham will get heat and UV while it basks.