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would 74 F be to cold for a nighttime temp for a panther cham? or should i leave on a dark-light heat lamp? thx -ryan

thats a perfect temperature not too cold. Might actually be a little on the warm side. I'm not 100 percent certain but atleast with my veileds they can take,and enjoy, temps down to 65.

Luna's temp would drop down to 60-65 at night. 74F is a bit warm. If you are keeping a heater on I would either turn it off or adjust distance to get appropriate temps

lele
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In the winter (Canada too eh?) i let mine drop down to 62-64 degrees at night. After all there is no breeze indoors. Im sure in the wild, a 68 with a night breeze could feel some degrees lower.

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Just wanted to note a gramatical error I found. The title should read "Is 74 TOO cold...." not "Is 74 TO cold". LOL, I think I am studying for my english regents too much!

Ank-Inc.
Adam.

If "gramatical" is even a word, it should have 2 letter "M's."
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I beleive you just wanted to show the photo of that chameleon.

Which is awesome.
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hahaa, actually no, I just threw in the pic of the cham at the last second. But yea, I just looked it up on google and it is a word Tyler....in swahili.... I realized I spelt it wrong after I posted it, but couldn't change it. It is grammatical.

OK boys and girls, the english class is over. *bell rings*

Ank-Inc.
Adam.

you guys have just some of the best pics of your chams! Not that there are plenty of others, but maybe it is just the "my photo's better than your photo" challenge that is going on! jk love to see them all!

oh yeah, what was this thread about...? :-/
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Well if the contest is going on, I think I win!

you do have some amazingly gorgeous animals and some very cool shots. Watch for the cham photo contest!
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0.1 Veiled Chameleon - Luna. She's now hanging from her big jungle gym in the sky
1.0 Beardie - Darwin
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0.1 African Clawed Frog - Skipper
0.1 Mad. Hissers and she is on the loose!
0.1 Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula - Rosa Leigh
0.1 Goliath Bird-Eater Tarantula - Natasha
?.? Pinktoe Tarantula - no name yet

A nightime temperature range of 74-78F simulates the Madagascar summer just fine. Any suggestion that it is "too warm" is not based on Madagascar weather patterns within the range of Pardalis. They can certainly take it cooler, into the low 60's in accordance with Madagascar winter temps, but you would also expect a reduced growth rate, and if adult, a seasonal shift in breeding patterns. As a matter of survival, they seem to be able to tolerate even colder, and I have known them to tolerate upper 40's for short periods of time, but certainly think it is to be avoided. Veileds do regularly see nightime temperatures into the low 40's, upper 30's, at times during their natural winter evenings. Sorry, no pictures.
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