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just wanted to say hello. I'm getting my enclosure set up for my first Bearded Dragon, and have used this forum for some research. Basically the info on the enclosure:
35 gallon, wood built
75watt zoo med basking bulb
10.0 UVB T8 bulb
Homemade platform/cave
Temp wise... Hot side stays between 95 and 103. Cool side is 83 to 85. Night time temp is 75 to 77. I had to make a small 2" vent on cold side to drop the temp down a bit as it was 85 to 90 before adding the vent. Also still checking the humidity, I couldn't get t below 50% so I made the mentioned vent on the cold side to help circulate the air a little better. I'll check again tomorrow as the new vented set up has only been on for a couple hours.
Here's my current concern. A small area on the basking platform directly under the basking lamp gets heated up 130 degrees. The are is small... About an inch and temp goes down from there, is that something I should be worried about? Should I get a smaller basking bulb?
Thanks for looking,
Rafal
35 gallon, wood built
75watt zoo med basking bulb
10.0 UVB T8 bulb
Homemade platform/cave
Temp wise... Hot side stays between 95 and 103. Cool side is 83 to 85. Night time temp is 75 to 77. I had to make a small 2" vent on cold side to drop the temp down a bit as it was 85 to 90 before adding the vent. Also still checking the humidity, I couldn't get t below 50% so I made the mentioned vent on the cold side to help circulate the air a little better. I'll check again tomorrow as the new vented set up has only been on for a couple hours.
Here's my current concern. A small area on the basking platform directly under the basking lamp gets heated up 130 degrees. The are is small... About an inch and temp goes down from there, is that something I should be worried about? Should I get a smaller basking bulb?
Thanks for looking,
Rafal