Centaurora
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So lately I've been wanting to branch out to other geckos besides leopard geckos. There's a few kinds I've been thinking about, like crested geckos and cave geckos. However, I always hear that their ideal temperature is around 75ºF. I have an extra enclosure semi-set up with an Acurite digital thermometer that says the temperatures during the day get up to 75ºF, but my temperature gun says the surfaces of the enclosure is closer to 79.5ºF (no heat pads are being used yet). Then at night the air temps drop to 70ºF and the surface temps are around 73-74ºF.
Edit: My question is, do I need to focus on air temperatures or surface temperatures? Would these temps work for something like a cave gecko or a crested gecko, or does it get too hot? Also, do I need to bother with a heat pad at night?
Edit: My question is, do I need to focus on air temperatures or surface temperatures? Would these temps work for something like a cave gecko or a crested gecko, or does it get too hot? Also, do I need to bother with a heat pad at night?
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