What's the ideal distance between a basking vine and the basking light? Does it depend on the wattage of the light?
Thanks.
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Basking Light Distance
Pecos_Bill
May 05, 2005 06:01 PM
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zenexotics
May 05, 2005 10:43 PM
Find out what temp your basking spot is at your basking vine, depending on what sp. you have determine if it's ideal and then you can go from there (if it's too hot, increase the distance...if it's too low, get a higher wattage bulb but always make sure that there is enough space between the bulb and cham to prevent skin burns.)
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Pecos_Bill
May 05, 2005 11:10 PM
Will skin burns only result from direct contact with the light source or...?
MdngtRain
May 06, 2005 03:21 PM
Chams can get burned by indirect contact, if the light is too close, making the cham too hot. They can get "sunburns" & heat burns just as any other animal can, so be careful with the heat with which your cham has contact. The thermometer is a just about a necessity to keep your cham from getting burned.
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dcmander
May 06, 2005 04:08 PM
From the research I conducted when I first bought my cham, a good 10-12" is needed from basking light to the basking spot. If you are at that distance and its not hot enough (atlesat 90-95*F), get a higher wattage bulb.
50 watts has worked well for me with the above distance.
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