Okay, I seem to be coming to the boards with only problems/crisis issues, but at this point it's all I can contribute...thanks for being patient.
My Walgreens heating pad stopped working last night. I know, I should have been using a proper heating pad in the first place, and I have one on order...but it won't be here until Wed or Thus.
When I woke up this morning the cage was 76 on the warm side, and 74 on the cool side...which, I know, is much too cool for my bp. I put the heat lamp on all day, and the temp in the tank is currently perfect at 91.8 on the warm side and 81 on the cool side.
Here is my question. Should I keep the heat lamp on all night and cover up the front of the tank like I normally do (back and sides are covered in construction paper also), or should i turn off the light so it's dark in there even though it will significantly cool down? I don't know if he needs warmth or darkness more. My guess is he would rather be warm, but I also don't want to throw his day/night pattern into a tailspin.
And to top it off I will have had him for one week tomorrow, and I was going to attempt his 1st feeding since I've had him. Should I proceed with attempting to feed tomorrow even though we're dealing with this temp/lighting thing?