So I've had Fezzik about a month now (~4yo, 4.5" male russian), and I inherited various lights and lighting setups that are not good. He had a red floodlight that was 75 watts that he very much likes sitting under, but it only got the spot underneath into the mid 80s. I replaced it with a 100 watt black bulb like below, I have had it up and running (brick is there to help take temperature). I have 3 ways of taking temps: temp on an ambient thermometer/timer, there's a little thermometer on the floor, and I have a heat gun. The brick and floor under the lamp are still only registering mid-80s. You can see he likes it, but I don't think its enough. I can't really bring it closer as the bulb guard gets in the way. I don't know why this 100w bulb is the same heat output as the 75 watt red one. Is the solution simply a matter of getting a 150w bulb and try that? I just want to make sure I'm not missing something.
Please note the "double-wide" below is not his full setup. Its his "inside box" for nights and if I am out of town for a few days, as I'm not yet comfortable leaving him in his "safe" outside section overnight yet (outside is 10' x 12'). He goes from in here to outside for around 4-8 hours per day depending, so he gets lots of natural sun and heat there, but I want to try to get this inside setup ready for when I can't have him outside.
PS: He did eat yesterday, but he really doesn't eat much, I'm trying to figure out if its temperature related. When he goes outside, he largely prefers being in his shady spots, or having only a small bit of himself be in the sun
Please note the "double-wide" below is not his full setup. Its his "inside box" for nights and if I am out of town for a few days, as I'm not yet comfortable leaving him in his "safe" outside section overnight yet (outside is 10' x 12'). He goes from in here to outside for around 4-8 hours per day depending, so he gets lots of natural sun and heat there, but I want to try to get this inside setup ready for when I can't have him outside.
PS: He did eat yesterday, but he really doesn't eat much, I'm trying to figure out if its temperature related. When he goes outside, he largely prefers being in his shady spots, or having only a small bit of himself be in the sun