Since the weather has been warming up here, I've been monitoring my temps closely. Each enclosure has an MVB as well as 60W regular housebulb for additional light. It is about mid 80's here. I have the windows open in the room they are in. The temp of my house is hitting high 70's. I have turned my MVB's off. The basking spots directly under these were reading, 107F, 105F, 106F, this was at 10:00am. The cool end of the enclosures seems good and is holding steady in the low 70's.
The outdoor enclosure is not ready to house these guys until next week. So, what are my options?
-I could keep the MVB off, just running the 60w. This doesn't really give a basking spot, is this ok? I'm not too terribly concerned about the uv because these guys should be spending time outdoors starting next week.
- Turning the 60W off and keeping the MVB on still produces basking spots 105f+
-If needed, I can try to raise the MVB's. I don't really want to go this route because they are wired to the top of the enclosure. I'm not sure how I would go about raising them.
-I can spray the enclosures down with water every so often to drop temps. I'm just not sure of the amount of water I would need to bring the temps under control. I would be worried I would have to soak the coir.
-Another option, one that I think is probably best, would be to cycle the MVB on and off throughout the day. If I do this, for what amount of time should I try to keep the basking light on daily?
Thanks
The outdoor enclosure is not ready to house these guys until next week. So, what are my options?
-I could keep the MVB off, just running the 60w. This doesn't really give a basking spot, is this ok? I'm not too terribly concerned about the uv because these guys should be spending time outdoors starting next week.
- Turning the 60W off and keeping the MVB on still produces basking spots 105f+
-If needed, I can try to raise the MVB's. I don't really want to go this route because they are wired to the top of the enclosure. I'm not sure how I would go about raising them.
-I can spray the enclosures down with water every so often to drop temps. I'm just not sure of the amount of water I would need to bring the temps under control. I would be worried I would have to soak the coir.
-Another option, one that I think is probably best, would be to cycle the MVB on and off throughout the day. If I do this, for what amount of time should I try to keep the basking light on daily?
Thanks