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I'm getting a leo,have a few questions

waldo May 26, 2004 02:19 PM

I am getting a baby leo in a couple of days and have a few questions about heat.I am going to use a 10 gal with paper towels for substrate,I have a UTH and a heat light.Now here is the where I get confused,do I put the UTH under the humid hide or under the day time hot spot? My UTH is kinda small and doesn't make much heat.I have some different bulbs I can use,a 60 wtt red bulb,a 75 wtt black light bulb,a 60 wtt night time bulb and a 60 wtt full spectrum bulb.What combo should I use?I thought about using the 60 wtt night time bulb for constant heat and a small flourecent for daylight.It still gets pretty cold here at night (50 deg F) and I don't want my leo getting cold & sick.Any advice would be great.Thanks in advance.

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lilroach56 May 26, 2004 04:17 PM

Do you have a thermostat for that UTH? because if you don't it will create one area around 120 with another at like 70. If you are using a UTH you should use a thermostat. Also, use the bulb that makes your temps perfect.
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