Em Lynch
Juvenile Dragon
- Messages
- 347
- Location
- Gunnislake, Cornwall, G.B
This post is mainly aimed at Germ because he knows my setup quite well but any other opinions are welcome 
Germ! Willow keeps sitting directly under her "new" basking light (its much smaller than the previous one) but has a slightly longer neck on the bulb. Rather than on the piece of bark i place a good distance between the heat source and the UVB bulb, she will sit in this position all day other than going to the other side of the viv to occasionally cool down this is where she basks when she wants heat.
I love this viv for Willow but the major thing that i really have a problem with is how low the ceiling is >.< its not ideal at all for the positioning of a basking light!!!
My question is what would you recommend, moving the UVB over where she is sitting? or moving the basking bulb over the bark? or completely removing the bark so she is a safer distance from the basking bulb? if the UVB bulb fits width ways i could always consider that too?
My main concern is that day after day she isn't being exposed to the centre of the UVB bulb because the positioning is wrong! any advice would be amazing.
ALSO: Its a new bulb but temperatures are consistent and correct, the hottest point of the viv directly under the basking spot is measuring 100 currently, as the heat moves to the cool side there is a gradient that finally ends up at 78
Here is an overall view of her viv:
Germ! Willow keeps sitting directly under her "new" basking light (its much smaller than the previous one) but has a slightly longer neck on the bulb. Rather than on the piece of bark i place a good distance between the heat source and the UVB bulb, she will sit in this position all day other than going to the other side of the viv to occasionally cool down this is where she basks when she wants heat.
I love this viv for Willow but the major thing that i really have a problem with is how low the ceiling is >.< its not ideal at all for the positioning of a basking light!!!
My question is what would you recommend, moving the UVB over where she is sitting? or moving the basking bulb over the bark? or completely removing the bark so she is a safer distance from the basking bulb? if the UVB bulb fits width ways i could always consider that too?
My main concern is that day after day she isn't being exposed to the centre of the UVB bulb because the positioning is wrong! any advice would be amazing.
ALSO: Its a new bulb but temperatures are consistent and correct, the hottest point of the viv directly under the basking spot is measuring 100 currently, as the heat moves to the cool side there is a gradient that finally ends up at 78
Here is an overall view of her viv:
