i have a bowl of water for my black rough neck and she lau=y in it but the water seem so cold is this normal ahould i put a heat pad under the bowl
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water?????
bdking15
Feb 18, 2004 08:20 PM
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tc5000
Feb 19, 2004 11:43 AM
I am by no means a monitor expert but I know about water and temps. Have you checked the temp with a temp gun or thermometer? How big is the enclosure and how many gallons is his water bowl? Since you used the term bowl I am going to assume it is small 1 gal or less. Going on that assumption the water should be only a few degrees less then your ambient. Maybe you need to raise the ambient.
ra_tzu
Feb 19, 2004 01:25 PM
Make sure you're offering your monitor plenty of hide spots throughout your enclosure. Also make sure you have the basking spot where it should be, near 130F. If those things are in place, your monitor will pick and choose where he wants to be(thermoregulate) . I would not worry too much about the temperature of the water as your rudi will move about the enclosure as he please.
