BeardedHippy
Bearded Dragon Veteran
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- 672
- Location
- Scarborough UK
Hi, well I have realised that there is a problem that I am going to have to face for a couple of months of each year. I live in the UK, so for the majority of the year I would be trying to raise temperatures in my vivs, but at the present, flaming June has been true to her name. It is getting crazy hot here, if last year was anything to go by it could get hotter.
I must point out, my temps arent exceeding their limits...yet. However, my basking light gets turned right down by my thermostat, by mid afternoon its operating at about 25% and it keeps steadily falling. Im worried they are not getting enough light to digest.
My only option is to somehow cool the hot end of the viv enough that the lights power will come back up a bit. Opening the doors up (a bit of plywood pushed into the door runners and the glass pushed upto it works) for more airflow works to an extent, but the ambient air temperature is still high enough that lamp power doesnt go up much. I have been thinking of creating a fan fixture that can slot onto the door frame and should be able to pull a lot more of the hot air away.
Then I thought, a lot of you guys live in places where its hot like this most of the time, maybe you have some tips ,methods you use to cool your dragons homes? Ice packs arent really an option for me, my freezer is too small.
Thanks
I must point out, my temps arent exceeding their limits...yet. However, my basking light gets turned right down by my thermostat, by mid afternoon its operating at about 25% and it keeps steadily falling. Im worried they are not getting enough light to digest.
My only option is to somehow cool the hot end of the viv enough that the lights power will come back up a bit. Opening the doors up (a bit of plywood pushed into the door runners and the glass pushed upto it works) for more airflow works to an extent, but the ambient air temperature is still high enough that lamp power doesnt go up much. I have been thinking of creating a fan fixture that can slot onto the door frame and should be able to pull a lot more of the hot air away.
Then I thought, a lot of you guys live in places where its hot like this most of the time, maybe you have some tips ,methods you use to cool your dragons homes? Ice packs arent really an option for me, my freezer is too small.
Thanks
