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Hi all, I've got a couple questions regarding temp for my Aldabra Uncle Bri. I've got his humid hide set up with a ceramic heat emitter and a mercury vapor bulb. I live up here in Minnesota so its very difficult to keep the humidity up and with temps below zero for the past 6 weeks, I tend towards keeping the enclosure pretty warm. Right now the natural humidity level in the house is like below the charts (dry as a bone). I pump humidity into his humid hide and can get it up to about 45%. I'm working on a longer term solution with a misting system but have not dropped the $300+ yet. I tried a $100 unit from Big Apple Herp, but it was crap and I sent it back. It did not even have enough power to spray mist from two nozzles.
Anyway, Uncle Bri spends most of his time snoozing in the corner of his humid hide. I just added one of those freezer flap doors so that he can come and go as he pleases and the flaps keep the humidity and heat in. Here is the question - the coolest temp in the humid hide (where he sleeps) is around 89/90 degrees at night. The CHE is on 24/7, the MVB is on during the day. If is was too hot for him I would think that he would leave, but maybe not? I wonder if I should also set the CHE on a timer so that it went off during the day when the MVB was on? I can also use a lower watt CHE.
What do you think a good nighttime sleeping temp is?
What are the signs of tort that is too hot? My leopards tend to sweat around the eyes when they are overheated and yesterday I found Uncle Bri with wet eyes.
Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks,Ben
Anyway, Uncle Bri spends most of his time snoozing in the corner of his humid hide. I just added one of those freezer flap doors so that he can come and go as he pleases and the flaps keep the humidity and heat in. Here is the question - the coolest temp in the humid hide (where he sleeps) is around 89/90 degrees at night. The CHE is on 24/7, the MVB is on during the day. If is was too hot for him I would think that he would leave, but maybe not? I wonder if I should also set the CHE on a timer so that it went off during the day when the MVB was on? I can also use a lower watt CHE.
What do you think a good nighttime sleeping temp is?
What are the signs of tort that is too hot? My leopards tend to sweat around the eyes when they are overheated and yesterday I found Uncle Bri with wet eyes.
Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks,Ben