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my savannah has been making this sneezing sound so i lowerd my bask temp alittle and it seemed to have stoped the sneezing. my baby ackies what basking temp should i have 130? oh and yes i know you guys are alway answering this Question but i'm just making shore.

thanks
from Alex

wow that's way too hot.

My sav does the same thing in the summer if i forget to turn off one or more of his heaters. he works his throat like a gecko and opens his mouth some and there's a little moisture at his nose. when I turn the heat down or put him in his water dish he's much much better. Tone down the heat for sure. Even if a breed has a recommended heat index, animals are individuals, some might like it a little cooler.

Basking temps are the surface of an object not the air around the surface. Ambient temps are no where near basking temps when when given enough space to provide the choices that it needs. As far as the other guy whos savannah is panting in his cage until sat in water your monitor needs to be able to escape the heat. When they pant they are trying to cool their brain temperature down to prevent death from occuring (100some plus degrees body temp internal).
First get an infared temp gun to read the basking temp and use a digital thermo for ambients. With 130-150 basking spots the ambient air next to it should be around 86 degrees or less, then you need to also offerlower ambients on the other end of the cage.