when you talk about a warm temp is the thermometer supposed to be near the bottom of the tank or top? I beleive day should be about 88 and night no lower than 70? BUT arent you supposed to offer a cooler side during the day incase they are too hot? if so what temp?
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cage temps for day night and warm side cool side
zapper
Jun 04, 2004 06:53 PM
Replies (6)
zapper
Jun 04, 2004 06:57 PM
p.s. my air temp on the warm side is about 88 but the sand is a hot 101 degrees near the heating pad to about half way across. the geckos wont go near it. should it be shut off at night? BUT when I did that it went down to 70 on the warm side. I am so confused
lilroach56
Jun 04, 2004 07:57 PM
The temps should be 90 hot side and 80 cool side, ALL THE TIME. DO NOT make a temp drop at night as your cage WILL drop around 5 degrees at night naturally. Do you have a thermostat? or a dimmer?
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0.1 "Tremper" looking Albino Leopard gecko (Lex)
0.0.1 tiger crested gecko (peachs)
0.1 Red blood python (Rhianon)
1.1 Feral cats that we adopted (Fuzzy, and Bear)
zapper
Jun 04, 2004 09:01 PM
I have neither just a heat lamp and a night glo lamp and a heating pad. did you see what I wrote about my temp stats? are they ok? I only ask because both my leos tend to hang out in my rock cave and sit there day and night. not big wanderers. is it normal?I know I am full of questions but I am only a 3 day old gecko mom
lilroach56
Jun 04, 2004 09:04 PM
why do you have 3 heat sources and no thermostat? you NEED a thermostat.
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0.1 "Tremper" looking Albino Leopard gecko (Lex)
0.0.1 tiger crested gecko (peachs)
0.1 Red blood python (Rhianon)
1.1 Feral cats that we adopted (Fuzzy, and Bear)
zapper
Jun 04, 2004 09:10 PM
I have the heat pad on the right hand side of the 20 gallon tank and I have a day lamp. then at night is the heat pad and the night lamp only. my air temp is 88 good right? but the sand temp is 101. if I shut off the heat pad the airtemp was at 60 I was afraid they would get cold. what do you suggest and thanks for the help
lilroach56
Jun 05, 2004 09:16 AM
i suggest you use a human heat pad or just a lamp.
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0.1 "Tremper" looking Albino Leopard gecko (Lex)
0.0.1 tiger crested gecko (peachs)
0.1 Red blood python (Rhianon)
1.1 Feral cats that we adopted (Fuzzy, and Bear)
