Hi Boo-
I'm no expert, but I would suggest getting rid of the bulb and getting a small heating pad and a thermostat. My leos all have heating pads on one side of their tanks and I keep them between 85-90 degrees. I use a very low watt (40) red bulb for watching them at night, but it doesn't give off much heat at all. Also, your leo might prefer a 20 gal. long tank - I find that the larger space allows for a better temperature gradient across the tank. This is just what I do, but it seems to work and I am following suggestions from the "Leopard Gecko Manual" - bulbs are OK, but, personally, I think the temperature can be better controlled with heating pads hooked up to thermostats. Good luck.
- Dana
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Dana Chyung
43 Wood St.
apt. #1
Providence, RI 02909
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On Aug 26, 2004, at 1:02 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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all the temperature literature... just sort of confuses me. i seem to be
doing fine but i want better info.
i have a 10 gallon terrerium with a teenager leopard gal. i keep the light on my right hand side when facing the front of the terrerium. its on a stand away from the wall with a screen cover. i use the red bulbs.
the pet store told me to get a 75 watt and a timer.... i thought that kept
it too cold when the timer was off as it always goes down to 70 or maybe
lower on the cold side.
so i got a 100 watt that is set to time for 30 min on, 30 min off all day
and night. that puts it at 88 when on but the hot side is 70 when the timer
is off.
then it occured to me, what if i ran the 75 watt full time. it would keep it
at 75 full time.
however, what are the heating hazard of that on the cage screen all day 7
days a week.
and should the gecko really be more than 75 then?
should i stick with what i've been doing with the 100 watt at 30 min on, 30
min off ?
should i keep the 100 on at all times so the terrerium is always 88 on the
hot side?
oye, my biggest fear is catching the screen on fire.
the second fear is that its a 10 gallon with one gal in it. what if the cold
side is too cold for too long? sure she hangs out on the warm side when the
timer is off and even often times when it is on.
but is that going to make her ill with the constant on and off of the heat?
then there is the whole "ambiant temperature" thing.
i think the bigger question is, do i really need the timer? am i timing the
heat appropriate? should i stick with the 100 watt or use the 75 watt?
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