I have read @Tom ‘s FAQs but I am still a little confused about the recommendations for the temperature for an enclosed/insulated box in an outdoor enclosure. I have a 4-5ish (?) yo rescue Russian, around 4.5” long, 15.3 ounces, location is Burbank CA.
On the one hand it sounds like recommendations are to keep a night box around 65 to 70° but then it also seems like the box should also be kept hot enough to be used as an alternative warming source in the day, in case it is cool/overcast/rainy outside - so maybe 90s (?) Degrees.
So… do you constantly adjust the temp of the box according to day vs night temp needs? Seems like a thermostat with two settings would make most sense if that’s the case, but I’m not sure that I’m understanding the recommendations correctly…
basically, I guess my question is, do I just set the box thermostat to have one temperature, or do I need to have it be warm “enough” at night, and then much warmer during the day in case ambient weather is too cool…
thanks for helping me understand…
On the one hand it sounds like recommendations are to keep a night box around 65 to 70° but then it also seems like the box should also be kept hot enough to be used as an alternative warming source in the day, in case it is cool/overcast/rainy outside - so maybe 90s (?) Degrees.
So… do you constantly adjust the temp of the box according to day vs night temp needs? Seems like a thermostat with two settings would make most sense if that’s the case, but I’m not sure that I’m understanding the recommendations correctly…
basically, I guess my question is, do I just set the box thermostat to have one temperature, or do I need to have it be warm “enough” at night, and then much warmer during the day in case ambient weather is too cool…
thanks for helping me understand…