Re: Cold To The Touch and Open Vent?
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justinsane82
The setup I have is a 30 gallon tank, a mix of eco earth and aspen for bedding as that helps with humidity, two hides and a large water dish. I have some fake plants in there too. I obviously have a uth and have the mesh lid covered with tin foil. As soon as I introduce the heat lamp, I start to lose humidity. I can keep it where it needs to be but not without having to mist every day.
there is a type of moss i put it in a platic bowl and set it under the light the water evaporates = humidity
the sphagnum moss < dunno if a good idea petco told me to use it lol
even went as far as to cut cardboard cut outs to go around the light and lid itself
i leave about an inch on top of the cage for air flow since u dont want stagnant air :(
i live in alaska so not very humid here lol and i have to use heat lamps since petco told me i had to and i spent 200 plus on just lights lol next month my bp will have ceramic heat emitters though :)
also if u feel u might have a temp isue under his hide i bought a digi therm with a probe wire and i leave it under his hide to measure that temp by itself
Re: Cold To The Touch and Open Vent?
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Originally Posted by
justinsane82
I'm not sure if this is normal or could be an issue, but when I pick my BP up, he's rather cold to the touch. I have his warm side get up to about 93 and the ambient temp is around 70. He's been this way since I got him so I never thought of it being an issue until today when I was holding him and I thought that I should check to see if this is ok.
As for the open vent thing, I've noticed that when I hold him, he'll open his vent and then close it a few times...What is he doing lol?
99% of the time they will always feel cool to the touch since out body temps are higher than their warm sides. The vent being open can be result of a poop or pee and or musk. If its open all the time for no reason it could be some damage in the area from a possible probe.
