Frankly, I don't know what the wattage is, since I can't see it anywhere on the emitter itself and the box is long gone (it was purchased quite a while ago).
What do you think about maybe putting a low-wattage red light above his tank to increase the heat somewhat and allow me to see him at night without bothering him? Diane On Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:42:54 GMT, "Cyndy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > What wattage was the heat emitter? You might try a lower wattage. > Cyndy > > > -- "Diane Rudesal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for your input, Sonya. I think Enzo is getting better now. He > seems to like the changes I made back to what he was used to. I think a > lot of his problem was stress, as you mentioned. The sand might not be > ideal, but he seems to prefer it since that's what he grew up with. I > think I freaked him out a little today when I tried adding heat above > his tank again (see my message in response to Elizabeth) but after I > took it off again he went back in his house on the side with the > undertank heater. > > Diane > > On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:38:52 -0500, "Sonya Owings" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > Diane, > > > > I am assuming that you are talking about leopard geckos. I agree tha > > tthe calci-sand is not good. The sand pieces are not round, they have > > sharp edges on them. I actually just use paper towels. As for the > > light, leopard geckos are more of a nocturnal gecko, they do not need a > > light. Do make sure that you have an under tank heater on one side of > > the tank and a cooler side too. They also like to have hiding places > > during the day. > > > > I also had trouble with a male that I bought at a reptile show. It > > seemed very healthy but once home would not eat. Finally started eating > > and got to be healthy again. However, I then moved it and the same > > thing happened. I think he just really stresses out. > > > > Hope your gecko gets better! > > Sonya > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -- > Diane Rudesal > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > http://www.fastmail.fm - The professional email service > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > _____________________________________________________________ > Be your own boss today! Go to Technical School. Click here. > http://3rdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2111/fc/Ioyw6iigla9xjbkhalgHzoinKlDR3jhopbWOVtoiGM1uptZTL9Gog5/ > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 -- Diane Rudesal [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://www.fastmail.fm - And now for something completely differentÂ… _______________________________________________ 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
