rosietort
New Member
I’ve been doing non-stop reading for a few days now and I’m more confused than ever. I have a hatchling Russian and during the day, she has a halogen floodlight plus a UVB strip light. Her enclosure temperature goes down to 68-69 degrees Fahrenheit overnight.
I’ve read that I should provide a warm humid hide overnight to reduce the risk of pyramiding. Can someone tell me what I need to buy to do this? I know I need a thermostat to control the temperature or whatever type of heat I’ll be providing.
Aside from that, is a CHE or a deep heat projector (Arcadia) better? If CHE, which brand is recommended, and are clamp lamps fine to use with it? I’ve read to only use the cages, but I imagine a lot of heat would be lost that way.
Lastly, if during the day I use a 95W halogen to warm his enclosure with a basking area temp of 95*f, would a 50-60W CHE or deep heat projector be sufficient to keep her humid hide at 80*f? The CHEs scare me a bit in terms of fire risk, so if I can get away with using a lower wattage, that’d be great.
Thank you for reading!
I’ve read that I should provide a warm humid hide overnight to reduce the risk of pyramiding. Can someone tell me what I need to buy to do this? I know I need a thermostat to control the temperature or whatever type of heat I’ll be providing.
Aside from that, is a CHE or a deep heat projector (Arcadia) better? If CHE, which brand is recommended, and are clamp lamps fine to use with it? I’ve read to only use the cages, but I imagine a lot of heat would be lost that way.
Lastly, if during the day I use a 95W halogen to warm his enclosure with a basking area temp of 95*f, would a 50-60W CHE or deep heat projector be sufficient to keep her humid hide at 80*f? The CHEs scare me a bit in terms of fire risk, so if I can get away with using a lower wattage, that’d be great.
Thank you for reading!