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So my Nile Monitor cage's basking spot gets up to about 135F
with the ambient cage temp at about 82-94F.

At night it drops to 77-85F

Inside his tunnel-hiding spot it stays at about 70-74F

Is that too cold at night or not?
Because i was told that its healthy for the ambient temp at night to drop 10-15 degrees..so about 70-80
Please tell me if im wrong , thanks

those are pretty good temps.

the closer you get to 70 at night, the more talent you need as a keeper. can FR pull a 70F or lower night drop? sure.

would i suggest a 70F night low for a new keeper? nope. i suggest no lower than 75F.

just know your animal well, and how to recognize low temp problems if they arise.
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robyn@proexotics.com

Pro Exotics Reptiles

Thanks.

Do you kno which would be the safest heating pad out there for fire-risk and not to injure my monitor

The hard plastic orange Kane Heat Mats rigged to a rheostat.

...but you want the cage to stay in the mid 70's, not just a heat mat in there that's hot and a cold cage otherwise. There's a big difference to the animal. Folks here refer to this as "mass temps" or the temperature of the substrate if you're reading old posts,etc.