Hi guys
I'm in the process of moving Keyser outside full time in order to properly enjoy this beautiful blossoming California summer. I think he's large enough to handle this - at a year-and-a-half, he's somewhere around ten pounds right now, and, eyeballing it, is probably about eight inches. That being said, I am a bit worried about his nighttime temps.
I built a boxed (roofed) structure for him within his overall outdoor structure, with a built-in heater and timothy hay lining the inside to insulate and soften. After a few test runs, it seems that, when the heater is on at night, the ambient air temperature inside hovers around 75F-80F (with the floor being around 65F-70F). This seems a bit cold to me, especially on chillier nights following chillier days (days where the clouds just don't move away and the temps barely break 65F). The heater I have is quite small, at 200w ( http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003XDTWN2/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20 ). Do I need to get a larger heater? I'd rather not, to avoid the power bill. Perhaps adding a floor heater instead would help, although those seem to be quite costly.
Thanks for the help in advance.
I'm in the process of moving Keyser outside full time in order to properly enjoy this beautiful blossoming California summer. I think he's large enough to handle this - at a year-and-a-half, he's somewhere around ten pounds right now, and, eyeballing it, is probably about eight inches. That being said, I am a bit worried about his nighttime temps.
I built a boxed (roofed) structure for him within his overall outdoor structure, with a built-in heater and timothy hay lining the inside to insulate and soften. After a few test runs, it seems that, when the heater is on at night, the ambient air temperature inside hovers around 75F-80F (with the floor being around 65F-70F). This seems a bit cold to me, especially on chillier nights following chillier days (days where the clouds just don't move away and the temps barely break 65F). The heater I have is quite small, at 200w ( http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003XDTWN2/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20 ). Do I need to get a larger heater? I'd rather not, to avoid the power bill. Perhaps adding a floor heater instead would help, although those seem to be quite costly.
Thanks for the help in advance.