i agree with dana, definatly get an undertank heater. it will really help stablize your leos temp which should be around 84 in the day and no lower than 70-72 at night
----- Original Message ----- From: "Boo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 11:16 PM Subject: [gecko]temperature > 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? > > _______________________________________________ > Global Gecko Association > http://www.gekkota.com > Classifieds > http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi > gecko mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko > > _______________________________________________ Global Gecko Association http://www.gekkota.com Classifieds http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi gecko mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko
