Working on getting Gus's enclosure ready for the fall months since this is our first fall together and need guidance on heating bulbs. ..have a mercury vapor lamp on order 160w...will i also need a CHE? Thx!
Put the CHE on a thermostat to maintain the desired minimum temp day n night.
At 8" he should be pretty ready to go live outside with a heated shelter. Its not a bad idea to keep him inside one more winter, but he's going to need a large enclosure. You will certainly need at least one CHE and maybe more. Only your thermometers can answer this question. The MVB will be fine for daytime basking, but you still need the CHE and a thermostat to maintain the warm ambient temps day and night. I would also still put him outside on the warm sunny days throughout "winter".
Also at his size, he needs something much larger outside. They need room to move about. Locomotion helps with their digestion and it keeps them more fit overall. I keep juveniles of that size in something 30x30' or 50x50'. This will also allow much more room to grow grass and weeds for grazing.
At 8" he should be pretty ready to go live outside with a heated shelter. Its not a bad idea to keep him inside one more winter, but he's going to need a large enclosure. You will certainly need at least one CHE and maybe more. Only your thermometers can answer this question. The MVB will be fine for daytime basking, but you still need the CHE and a thermostat to maintain the warm ambient temps day and night. I would also still put him outside on the warm sunny days throughout "winter".
Also at his size, he needs something much larger outside. They need room to move about. Locomotion helps with their digestion and it keeps them more fit overall. I keep juveniles of that size in something 30x30' or 50x50'. This will also allow much more room to grow grass and weeds for grazing.
When he is in the indoor how many hours should i keep the mvb on??
The indoor bulbs are meant to simulate the sun, so they should be on for 12-13 hours a day.
Working on getting Gus's enclosure ready for the fall months since this is our first fall together and need guidance on heating bulbs. ..have a mercury vapor lamp on order 160w...will i also need a CHE? Thx!
Thats what i was afraid of...its about 6'x 5' indoor covered...what do you think? 160w mvb
Well my thermostat came in but its not the kind i can plug the che into so ive returned it. Going by petco to see what i can find.