snailpeekoutofshell
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Hello!
So here in Vegas we're in the middle of a heat wave.. the high tomorrow is supposed to be 115 F and the low is 82 F. This is quite early in the summer for these high temperatures. Currently, I don't have any deep shade or deep holes for Beans to hide from the heat in. For the past few weeks I've been supervising him outside for around an hour while the temperature is 80-90 F and misting off the area he's in, making sure he doesn't get above 100 F.
I've been wondering for awhile now: how direct does the sunlight have to be for him to be getting the rays he needs? My backyard is on the east side of my house, so in the evening the sun is completely obstructed by my house. However, that also means it's significantly cooler and I can afford to keep him outdoors for a longer amount of time without worrying about him getting way too hot and having to check his temperature every 15 minutes. It would be nice if I could bring him out in the evening but since there's hardly any sun I've been worried it wouldn't be enough for him. Would I just need to have him out for a longer length of time, or would it not be enough light at all?
I also don't mind waking up at 7am to let him have a couple hours of sunlight, but my neighbors house also obstructs the sun from the opposite side of my yard so we don't get the very early morning sun either. I didn't account for that in my little doodle, but in the morning it's just flipped around. I have also been considering getting a UV/MB bulb, but I've been having some trouble deciding which one to get, and I also don't want to rely on that until it's getting cold out in the winter.
So here in Vegas we're in the middle of a heat wave.. the high tomorrow is supposed to be 115 F and the low is 82 F. This is quite early in the summer for these high temperatures. Currently, I don't have any deep shade or deep holes for Beans to hide from the heat in. For the past few weeks I've been supervising him outside for around an hour while the temperature is 80-90 F and misting off the area he's in, making sure he doesn't get above 100 F.
I've been wondering for awhile now: how direct does the sunlight have to be for him to be getting the rays he needs? My backyard is on the east side of my house, so in the evening the sun is completely obstructed by my house. However, that also means it's significantly cooler and I can afford to keep him outdoors for a longer amount of time without worrying about him getting way too hot and having to check his temperature every 15 minutes. It would be nice if I could bring him out in the evening but since there's hardly any sun I've been worried it wouldn't be enough for him. Would I just need to have him out for a longer length of time, or would it not be enough light at all?
I also don't mind waking up at 7am to let him have a couple hours of sunlight, but my neighbors house also obstructs the sun from the opposite side of my yard so we don't get the very early morning sun either. I didn't account for that in my little doodle, but in the morning it's just flipped around. I have also been considering getting a UV/MB bulb, but I've been having some trouble deciding which one to get, and I also don't want to rely on that until it's getting cold out in the winter.