mariogalluscio
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Hello everyone, I have a question that hopefully someone will know the answer to. My sulcata is about two years old and lives entirely outside. His enclosure is an atrium on the side of my house that I have converted for him to live in. I will describe the enclosure to give you a better idea, it is completely closed in all four sides, three of which are by walls of my house and the fourth side is closed off by a six foot fence that faces due north while looking at the fence. My concern is now that it is winter in South Florida I believe the path of the sun has changed and it is no longer making it over the fence for him to bask. I know for a fact that the sun was making it over the fence in the summer as I was home most of the time and I could see him happily basking during the day. I am not too sure about whether or not he is getting basking time during this time as I am not home during the day because of work and school. I was hoping someone on here would possibly have enough life (or physics) experience to either validate or discredit my fears of him not getting enough sunlight. I did set up a GoPro today in time-lapse mode for about 4.5 hours worth of photos where I saw no sunlight for him to bask . I am going to keep setting up the GoPro for the next several days to see if by chance it was overcast or something similar that kept the sun out. If he is not getting the proper amount of sunlight I know I will have to make arrangements for him to get to it, but I am still concerned that he has been lacking this necessary basking time over the last couple of months. What are the possible health implications, etc and possibly any solutions...
Please and thank you so much!
Please and thank you so much!