noctua
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Just got my microclimate evo set up, and I'm doing a temperature test run using the habistat radiator.
First test, the thermostat probe was on the floor under the heater, set to 32°C. The floor held steady there, but the low flat hide (front of pic, it was located under the hammock at this point) was reading close to 40°C. I moved the thermostat probe on top of that hide instead, so that spot read 32°C, but now the floor read only 29-30.
So here was my compromise. Still want to find a better place to put the thermostat probe, but let me know what this temperature map looks like.
so, when the thermostat was set to 32°C:
the floor read 30-31°C
the top of the humid hide (under the hammock) and the basking hide ranged from 33-34°C (the 34°C area was located on a surface that the gecko wouldn't be able to sit on without sliding off)
This is set at the 'evening' temperature of 32°C (the thermostat is set with four temps- ranging 31-33 for a day-night range) so I won't be totally decided til I see what the range is during the hottest part of the tank's day.
If things get too far over 33 I might scrap that temp altogether, but in saying that, the lizard would likely be asleep inside the hide where it's much cooler- 28-29°C, much like they would in the wild, and so be able to avoid the heat entirely.
So far this seems like a good vertical range to me, as it gives the lizard a fair few options to choose from. The cool side of the tank during all of this sat at a solid 24-25°C, but that will fall to around 10-15°C during winter, so I'll be using my CHE on the cool side like I did with the previous enclosure.
First test, the thermostat probe was on the floor under the heater, set to 32°C. The floor held steady there, but the low flat hide (front of pic, it was located under the hammock at this point) was reading close to 40°C. I moved the thermostat probe on top of that hide instead, so that spot read 32°C, but now the floor read only 29-30.
So here was my compromise. Still want to find a better place to put the thermostat probe, but let me know what this temperature map looks like.
so, when the thermostat was set to 32°C:
the floor read 30-31°C
the top of the humid hide (under the hammock) and the basking hide ranged from 33-34°C (the 34°C area was located on a surface that the gecko wouldn't be able to sit on without sliding off)
This is set at the 'evening' temperature of 32°C (the thermostat is set with four temps- ranging 31-33 for a day-night range) so I won't be totally decided til I see what the range is during the hottest part of the tank's day.
If things get too far over 33 I might scrap that temp altogether, but in saying that, the lizard would likely be asleep inside the hide where it's much cooler- 28-29°C, much like they would in the wild, and so be able to avoid the heat entirely.
So far this seems like a good vertical range to me, as it gives the lizard a fair few options to choose from. The cool side of the tank during all of this sat at a solid 24-25°C, but that will fall to around 10-15°C during winter, so I'll be using my CHE on the cool side like I did with the previous enclosure.
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