Quote Originally Posted by CoolioTiffany View Post
Wow, I just realized I was using a 100w bulb. Definitely too hot, so now he has a 75w. Do you think he wasn't as active because it could've been too warm in the enclosure?
Have you read this site yet?
http://www.triciaswaterdragon.com/enclosur.htm#Humidity

100w could be too hot to not hot enough. Totally depends... Do you have a way to measure the warm and cool sides? You need to provide a temp gradient. Hot side to the upper 80's, cool side to the mid to upper 70s if possible. Then a basking spot in the mid-90s. With a small tank, a good 100w MVB, like a MegaRay, would do the trick - supplying a hot basking area, a warm end, and a cool end. But you first have to have a way to reliabley measure the temps and then start tweaking things until you have the right combo. For example, if the basking spot is too warm, you raise the bulb (or lower the basking spot). But then you need to see what happens to the ambient warm and cool side temps. Sometimes you need a MVB and perhaps a CHE. But you need to start with understanding what is needed, then measuring temps,and making adustments until things are right.