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Jazee
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I did a lot of reading before buying my 11-month old Leo 2 months ago. He's doing fine, but I'd like to be sure I have his tank at the right temp for him.
I have a 20 gallon long tank. I have the medium size UTH which is stuck under the tank and with about a 2" border around it, goes to about the 1/3 point of the length of the tank. Works well. Have it connected to a thermostat with the thermometer resting on the tile surface in the middle point (hottest) of the UTF.
I've read the perfect temp is 88, at least I think for digestion. Some documents I think incorrectly state 88 as a max, where as other recommend 90-95 as a range for the hotest part of the tank surface.
I have a good size warm hide that is about 2/3 over the UTH. He hangs out most of the time in the part of the hide that is not over the UTH. He rarely comes out at night.
I bought one of those laser temp guns (figure I could use it for my model R/C motor temps too.). The thermometer makes the temp swing from 89-92 when set at 92, so when I saw it at 91 I lifted the warm hide and shot the temp in a few places. The coldest part under the hide was 84-85. The warmest side was 93 on average. But because the warm side is smaller due to the two openings being closer together on that sign, I've only seen him once sitting on that side as he's a little exposed when he does.
When I picked him up today, I noticed his belly was pretty cold. I shot the temp of the tile right next to where he was sitting and it was 83.
I know these guys are suppose to move between warm and cold so for all I know, mid 80's is fine and he can just move closer to the warm side if it is too cold.
The cold side of the tank is low 70's (we don't have hot summers in Seattle) I have a 50W heat lamp that I'm planning to use in late fall/winter when the night house temps go below 70. I read the cold side of the tank should not go below 70. I think mid to upper 70's is ideal?
Is there anyone else out there this anal about their Leo's tank temp that has experimented and determined what works best? Am I hitting the mark?
I have a 20 gallon long tank. I have the medium size UTH which is stuck under the tank and with about a 2" border around it, goes to about the 1/3 point of the length of the tank. Works well. Have it connected to a thermostat with the thermometer resting on the tile surface in the middle point (hottest) of the UTF.
I've read the perfect temp is 88, at least I think for digestion. Some documents I think incorrectly state 88 as a max, where as other recommend 90-95 as a range for the hotest part of the tank surface.
I have a good size warm hide that is about 2/3 over the UTH. He hangs out most of the time in the part of the hide that is not over the UTH. He rarely comes out at night.
I bought one of those laser temp guns (figure I could use it for my model R/C motor temps too.). The thermometer makes the temp swing from 89-92 when set at 92, so when I saw it at 91 I lifted the warm hide and shot the temp in a few places. The coldest part under the hide was 84-85. The warmest side was 93 on average. But because the warm side is smaller due to the two openings being closer together on that sign, I've only seen him once sitting on that side as he's a little exposed when he does.
When I picked him up today, I noticed his belly was pretty cold. I shot the temp of the tile right next to where he was sitting and it was 83.
I know these guys are suppose to move between warm and cold so for all I know, mid 80's is fine and he can just move closer to the warm side if it is too cold.
The cold side of the tank is low 70's (we don't have hot summers in Seattle) I have a 50W heat lamp that I'm planning to use in late fall/winter when the night house temps go below 70. I read the cold side of the tank should not go below 70. I think mid to upper 70's is ideal?
Is there anyone else out there this anal about their Leo's tank temp that has experimented and determined what works best? Am I hitting the mark?
