Hey everyone,
as some of you have mentioned in my other posts.. my enclosure being 50" x 36" is larger then most for a sulcata as young as mine.. so this is probably just me having the new parent jitters.. hehe
Along the length of my encloser, I have basking area at one end, temps on the rocks sit at 90 - 92 degrees over night, and up to 95 degrees during the day ( i dont change anything it just seems to adjust according to the ambiant temps in my house ).
A Temp reading exactly 1/2 way from basking zone to the other end , so the middle of the enclosure reads 75 degrees.
That is about where I have his hide placed.
the extreme end, and unlit area of the enclosure reads 71 - 73 degrees.
I have hay stacks between his hide and the basking area, temps there read 76 - 78 degrees.. this is also where his water dish is.
My young sulcata moves around between the basking area, and the pile of hay, occasionally roams but never stays in the hide or the further unlit cool end of the enclosure..
I presume its just because he prefers the 80 - 95 degree area..
who wouldnt..
what id like to know, is it bad for me to have the far end reaching 71 - 73?.. if he never goes there, is it in a sense just wasted space?...
perhapse i should get an underpad heater n' place it over there to raise the temps of the substrate up, and move his hide over there to encourage him to use that space?
most care sheets seem to state 70 - 90 degree variants.. so i am kinda thinking he's just stickin to what he likes best.
but id like him to use the whole enclosure... but what if one day he decides he wants a 70 degree area and if i warm it up there wont be one..
whats your thoughts?
as some of you have mentioned in my other posts.. my enclosure being 50" x 36" is larger then most for a sulcata as young as mine.. so this is probably just me having the new parent jitters.. hehe
Along the length of my encloser, I have basking area at one end, temps on the rocks sit at 90 - 92 degrees over night, and up to 95 degrees during the day ( i dont change anything it just seems to adjust according to the ambiant temps in my house ).
A Temp reading exactly 1/2 way from basking zone to the other end , so the middle of the enclosure reads 75 degrees.
That is about where I have his hide placed.
the extreme end, and unlit area of the enclosure reads 71 - 73 degrees.
I have hay stacks between his hide and the basking area, temps there read 76 - 78 degrees.. this is also where his water dish is.
My young sulcata moves around between the basking area, and the pile of hay, occasionally roams but never stays in the hide or the further unlit cool end of the enclosure..
I presume its just because he prefers the 80 - 95 degree area..
who wouldnt..
what id like to know, is it bad for me to have the far end reaching 71 - 73?.. if he never goes there, is it in a sense just wasted space?...
perhapse i should get an underpad heater n' place it over there to raise the temps of the substrate up, and move his hide over there to encourage him to use that space?
most care sheets seem to state 70 - 90 degree variants.. so i am kinda thinking he's just stickin to what he likes best.
but id like him to use the whole enclosure... but what if one day he decides he wants a 70 degree area and if i warm it up there wont be one..
whats your thoughts?