- Messages
- 15
- Location
- cleveland ohio
I have my beardie in a 75 Gal. Aquarium, 48 Length x 18 Height
Aside of her having the T5 HO 24W UVB tube light, I have a 150 watt basking light in a tall dome lamp, & I have a 100 watt day light in a big wider dome lamp. Pictures are included. My question is. why is my heat reading so low? The heat probe is on the side front where the basking light is & the other temp gauge is basically in the same spot but on the back of the tank. I have put a towel on the other side to hold in the heat but it only stays 2 degrees warmer, Once I take it off it drops back down 2 degrees. She hasn't gone up on the log to bask or anything as if she is freezing cold & she is warm to the touch. However she is in process of shedding & really doesn't want to move around much & us living in Ohio the weather getting cooler she maybe wants to brumate too. so by that, maybe she is not basking or anything for those 2 reasons. Every time I get a light I will hold it on top of my hand & I am exspecting it to be really hot, but I can hold it very close to my skin, does this sound right? I have done this with several lights. I mean they all can not be defected right?
Aside of her having the T5 HO 24W UVB tube light, I have a 150 watt basking light in a tall dome lamp, & I have a 100 watt day light in a big wider dome lamp. Pictures are included. My question is. why is my heat reading so low? The heat probe is on the side front where the basking light is & the other temp gauge is basically in the same spot but on the back of the tank. I have put a towel on the other side to hold in the heat but it only stays 2 degrees warmer, Once I take it off it drops back down 2 degrees. She hasn't gone up on the log to bask or anything as if she is freezing cold & she is warm to the touch. However she is in process of shedding & really doesn't want to move around much & us living in Ohio the weather getting cooler she maybe wants to brumate too. so by that, maybe she is not basking or anything for those 2 reasons. Every time I get a light I will hold it on top of my hand & I am exspecting it to be really hot, but I can hold it very close to my skin, does this sound right? I have done this with several lights. I mean they all can not be defected right?
