Hi, all. Question about heating. I have always used 150-W CHEs to provide basking heat for my tortoises' hot spots (my redfoot in Florida, and my Russians here in Colorado). They usually worked fine, although I did have one recently that lasted only 1 year instead of 3-5 years, like they should.
Anyway, the past few days, Mork and Mindy appeared to have a diminished appetite, and when I checked the temperature in their hot spots this morning, it was only about 85*F, and not 95-100*F like it's supposed to be.
The ambient temperature in our house is about 70*F, which should be fine, no? The temperature an inch away from the CHEs is about 105*F. Is that okay? Maybe the substrate has fallen low enough (from cleaning) that it is now too far from the CHE ... although I think it's still about 1 foot, which should be good, right? Do you recommend I switch from CHEs to incandescent bulbs? Maybe ambient temperature is too cool after all. If there's nothing technically wrong with my CHEs, what can I do to elevate the ambient temperature in the pens without heating up my whole house? Please advise. Thanks!
Anyway, the past few days, Mork and Mindy appeared to have a diminished appetite, and when I checked the temperature in their hot spots this morning, it was only about 85*F, and not 95-100*F like it's supposed to be.
The ambient temperature in our house is about 70*F, which should be fine, no? The temperature an inch away from the CHEs is about 105*F. Is that okay? Maybe the substrate has fallen low enough (from cleaning) that it is now too far from the CHE ... although I think it's still about 1 foot, which should be good, right? Do you recommend I switch from CHEs to incandescent bulbs? Maybe ambient temperature is too cool after all. If there's nothing technically wrong with my CHEs, what can I do to elevate the ambient temperature in the pens without heating up my whole house? Please advise. Thanks!