In my enclosure I have a 125 watt MVB, a 75 watt heat bulb and a CHE for night time. It usually stays around 100-105 directly under the MVB for the basking spot, 85-90 on the warm side, and 75-80 on the cool side.
Tonight it got a little warmer than normal in the house and I didn't even think about it messing with the temp in the enclosure. Well I went to check on Donatello and he was sitting weird in front of his humid hide. He was breathing heavy (I could see his throat moving pretty fast), and he was moving his front legs back and forth.
When I checked the temperatures it was 100 on the cool side and 120 on the warm side
I felt so horrible. I turned off the regular heat lamp and the temperatures dropped back down to normal. He's been back up walking around and eating like normal. He's currently asleep in his hide. He seems fine but I feel so bad for not checking his cage.
It was probably only an hour or so that the enclosure was so hot. Will he be ok?
Tonight it got a little warmer than normal in the house and I didn't even think about it messing with the temp in the enclosure. Well I went to check on Donatello and he was sitting weird in front of his humid hide. He was breathing heavy (I could see his throat moving pretty fast), and he was moving his front legs back and forth.
When I checked the temperatures it was 100 on the cool side and 120 on the warm side
I felt so horrible. I turned off the regular heat lamp and the temperatures dropped back down to normal. He's been back up walking around and eating like normal. He's currently asleep in his hide. He seems fine but I feel so bad for not checking his cage. It was probably only an hour or so that the enclosure was so hot. Will he be ok?
