what should the subtrate temp be on the hot side for a leo?
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Subtrate temp
Lardman
Jun 30, 2004 07:44 PM
Replies (3)
8tay8
Jun 30, 2004 09:11 PM
dont worry about it, just put the UTH under there and it should be fine. if for some reason, its too hot, put a thin towel or somthin between. if it is hot for you, its too hot for your leo.
Rob Jenkins
Jul 01, 2004 12:46 AM
Ideally 88-90F on the substrate on the warm side.
If it's 'too hot for you', it will likely burn your gecko. Our bodies are 98.6F internally and around 91F on our skin, so hot for us is going to be over 100F, and 'too hot' is probably over 115F+. Bottom line, don't trust your skin to tell if the temp in the cage is good, as someone else suggested.
Use a thermometer(digital in/outdoor from Target=$10 or tempgun from tempgun.com=$25) to be sure your temps are good.
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Lardman
Jul 01, 2004 01:18 PM
Thanks, guys. Since the heat pad is under the tray that keeps my substrate, I will raise the the tray up a bit, and see what the out come is. Lardman
