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Thread: Can't Get It

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    Re: Can't Get It

    Temps seem fine to me. I don't think you have to mist 5 times a day though..
    Putting foil tape over the screen will help hold in temps and humdity better.
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    Re: Can't Get It

    Added his other water bowl to the hot side. Humidity is at 58% all the way around. Sun Glo bulb in lamp is keeping the ambient temp at 80 and added a dimmer to the rheostat. Now the hot hide has dropped to 92 as of now so it's good there. Only thing that is bugging me is the cool hide is 75 degrees. Is that a prob. I mean the cool side itself is 80 but the in the hide is 75....
    Also getting my reptile basics hides this week! But he really hasn't figured out hides yet. lol Just bask on his drift wood and roams around.

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    Re: Can't Get It

    Quote Originally Posted by Vader6 View Post
    Added his other water bowl to the hot side. Humidity is at 58% all the way around. Sun Glo bulb in lamp is keeping the ambient temp at 80 and added a dimmer to the rheostat. Now the hot hide has dropped to 92 as of now so it's good there. Only thing that is bugging me is the cool hide is 75 degrees. Is that a prob. I mean the cool side itself is 80 but the in the hide is 75....
    Also getting my reptile basics hides this week! But he really hasn't figured out hides yet. lol Just bask on his drift wood and roams around.
    Honestly I wouldn't worry about the 75*. As long as it isn't below that its fine. If the ambient air is 80*, then that is enough.

    If he isn't using his hides that means he is stressed out. Hopefully he will like his new hides and get more comfortable.
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    Re: Can't Get It

    get rid of the log hide ....which it sounds like you are so perfect.

    Also get a temp gun. Reptile basics has a great one!! I just got mine and cannot tell enough ppl...get temp gun...get temp gun....get temp gun...

    It will take the doubt out of the other stuff.
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    Re: Can't Get It

    Quote Originally Posted by BPelizabeth View Post
    get rid of the log hide ....which it sounds like you are so perfect.

    Also get a temp gun. Reptile basics has a great one!! I just got mine and cannot tell enough ppl...get temp gun...get temp gun....get temp gun...

    It will take the doubt out of the other stuff.
    Y no log hide? I'm just curious. I know it could cause bacteria to grow in it but I plan on baking it every 2 weeks to dry it out and kill the bacteria that may form.

    Here is the new set up:




    Here is the little guy he loves to be handled.



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    Re: Can't Get It

    Since you have two identical hides having the log hide is fine. Using just those as hides isn't recommended because they are very open and don't provide much security.

    Just one more thing to clean though.
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    Re: Can't Get It

    Quote Originally Posted by Kaorte View Post
    Since you have two identical hides having the log hide is fine. Using just those as hides isn't recommended because they are very open and don't provide much security.

    Just one more thing to clean though.
    Ditto to that!


    He is a very handsome boy!!!
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