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Hot garage...

DreamWorks Jun 18, 2010 01:54 PM

Here is another example for you.

An analogy...

My garage gets to 110 degrees. Maybe even 115 or 120. I could put my dragon outside in that garage.

He/she would most likely enjoy the heat. Maybe open mouth gaping to cool down a bit but there is no amplifying uv index in this equation. As long as it doesnt get to far past 115 to 120 max, he/she would be fine for a couple hours in the garage with good ventilation.

When you apply the radiation heat (intense uva/uvb light) the heat is collected in the animal and their temperatures will quickly surpass the critical maximum. The uva/uvb compounds the temperatures resonance in the animal.

It is not because of radiation poisoning. It is because the uva/uvb solar radiation causes a build up in the animal of heat that is what causes the problem.

Not just the heat alone.

Merely illustrating my point.

I leave it at that.

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kmartin311 Jun 23, 2010 03:01 PM

Hey Wayne if this post is in reference to a previous post where the dragon quickly perished outside it was most certainly due to a heat/hydration issue. The cardboard box probably cooked up to 120 degrees or more with reported 100 degree outside temperature. Also, I think dragon may have been dehydrated. Even in that heat it seems peculiar to vanish that quickly..

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