Lou Newcombe
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Hi!
I have a question about setting up enclosure for a young caramel jag. She is six months old and I am setting up her tank before she arrives. She has been in a tub set up all her life at the breeders.
I have a 11 watt heat mat under her glass vivarium which is sitting on 32 degrees with thermostat. For ambient heat, given that she is so young and for basking day and night I have tentatively put in a 60 watt oz purple moon glow but am open to suggestions. I have found that the basking day lamps and infra red are too hot for this enclosure given that i is 45 x45 x hx60 at least until she gets used to being out of the tub and grows into the enclosure I will make from an old tv cabinet. Enclosure is glass with mesh top set inside the open cabinet middle/front that covers loss of heat with wooden top of cabinet. I want to know if the moon glow is ok to use at this stage of her young life?
I have a much larger enclosure made out of the large side cupboard of the tv unit that is holding my carpet python
male with no problem using a 75 watt basking lamp on upper floor plus a ceramic tile on lower floor with heat cord in grid formation under floor.. ..it has created a great heat gradient for him. Any help would be appreciated Cheers
I have a question about setting up enclosure for a young caramel jag. She is six months old and I am setting up her tank before she arrives. She has been in a tub set up all her life at the breeders.
I have a 11 watt heat mat under her glass vivarium which is sitting on 32 degrees with thermostat. For ambient heat, given that she is so young and for basking day and night I have tentatively put in a 60 watt oz purple moon glow but am open to suggestions. I have found that the basking day lamps and infra red are too hot for this enclosure given that i is 45 x45 x hx60 at least until she gets used to being out of the tub and grows into the enclosure I will make from an old tv cabinet. Enclosure is glass with mesh top set inside the open cabinet middle/front that covers loss of heat with wooden top of cabinet. I want to know if the moon glow is ok to use at this stage of her young life?
I have a much larger enclosure made out of the large side cupboard of the tv unit that is holding my carpet python
male with no problem using a 75 watt basking lamp on upper floor plus a ceramic tile on lower floor with heat cord in grid formation under floor.. ..it has created a great heat gradient for him. Any help would be appreciated Cheers