Minimum temp for cresties.....

[Harry_Head]

I’ve seen lots of posts about max temps and whether or not it should be allowed to go over a certain heat but not much on the dangers of low temps.....I’ve had my crestie for about a week now and doing everything I can for her she has settled really well, liked being handled and is eating but I am concerned about the temperature....I live in England and it is pretty cold here at the moment. Last night the viv dropped to 12C and it was that temp when I got home from work at about 17:00...there is a 25w heat bulb in the tank but still can’t seem to be getting the temperature up! I have now got a heater in the room as well as the heating on. The low temperature doesn’t seem to be bothering her but I know it can be dangerous long term....any advice??

 

[ReptiFiles]

I don't recommend temperatures lower than 18°C at night, and that's as long as the viv gets up to at least 22°C during the day. If you're having trouble with temps, try using a 40-60w watt incandescent bulb. I use a 60w and it gets me a nice 27°C basking spot temp, with a surrounding gradient of warmth down to room temperature at the bottom.

If night temps continue to get down to lower than 18°C, I would also install a low-wattage CHE (ceramic heat emitter). 25w should be enough for your needs.

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

I’ve seen lots of posts about max temps and whether or not it should be allowed to go over a certain heat but not much on the dangers of low temps.....I’ve had my crestie for about a week now and doing everything I can for her she has settled really well, liked being handled and is eating but I am concerned about the temperature....I live in England and it is pretty cold here at the moment. Last night the viv dropped to 12C and it was that temp when I got home from work at about 17:00...there is a 25w heat bulb in the tank but still can’t seem to be getting the temperature up! I have now got a heater in the room as well as the heating on. The low temperature doesn’t seem to be bothering her but I know it can be dangerous long term....any advice??

Please keep up the temps as Mariah describes above. Temps under 18*C can be fatal to crested geckos.

A GU member just lost his crestie this morning due to extremely low temperatures.

• Click: http://www.geckosunlimited.com/comm...odactylus-ciliatus/84469-help.html#post480018

These heat packs offer temporary solutions during cold emergencies.

• Click: https://www.amazon.com/uniheat-packs/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=i:aps,k:uniheat packs

 

[Harry_Head]

Thanks for the information

So will a crested gecko know to move around the viv to find warmer and cooler areas?? I have read that they aren’t very good at finding the hot spots for example.

 

[ReptiFiles]

They'll find it. Since reptiles are exothermic (cold-blooded), and dependent on their environment for temperature regulation, they are very sensitive to temperature gradients within their enclosure. Some days I find my crested closer to the basking lamp, and other days I find him further away from it - it just depends on how he feels that day.

 

[KattsKritters]

Be careful .... lots of locations are being hit with very low temperatures that are not normal .... very easy to loose ANY pet in these conditions...