Well ambient temps are VERY stable. Never above 83 and never below 78.Originally Posted by Tikall
Yeah just be careful~. By 9 days and already having eaten she's probably adjusting fine. She may still be afraid of you though so keep any handling short for a while. And don't grab her tail.
If temps are swinging that much have you considered a tub? That could prove to be more stable. That's actually a lot of variance considering 78-83 is pretty acceptable. Yours is really swinging between 75 and 87 degrees?
Ground temps I have only started to see yesterday because I bought the probe for one of the digital thermometers I got
Thats when I discovered it was 85 - 87 (87 in the side she was in, 85 in the one she wasn't in)
At this VERY moment, I have the probe (which is most likely inacurate seeing as after reading the instructions tells me that its not acurate unless you suspend it by 1 inch above when you want to measure) under/ a little bit inside her hide
and its reading 78.6 - 79. So thats much better. and thats with only the heat lamp on. If I want to raise that temp I can because I put up 5 nails to control the heat lamp without a 2nd thermostat
And the thermomstat I have wotn work cuz its an On/offbut the nails are working pretty good
And ofcourse, when I start handling her it will be short, and no more handling by the tail lol!
edit:
about the tub, currently I dont have the money to buy one. Unfortunatly it looks like she is going to have to out grow the tank before I will have any money that I can use for myself
Long story short, parents have financial problems and im giving some help. Im hoping to find a second job though
so we'll see
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