basking spot too cool?

[N4PTIM3]

I recently got a male 1.5 year old veiled from a friend where I lived and they gave me a whole set up with a 2x2x4 ft enclosure and a couple of lamps and the enclosure completely set up for him but I seem to be having a problem with the temperature especially with where his basking spot is, I now have 2 lamps 1 with a 75 watt bulb and the other with a 60 watt they both aren't sitting on the mesh they float about 3 inches above it and the highest spot is 3 inches below the mesh but he has another spot about 3 inches below that thats directly in the heat light but its only getting to about 80 degrees Fahrenheit. I don't know what to do to get his spot warmer because I seem to be running out of room to put lamps.. any help would be appreciated.

 

[Gavinsons]

Do you have a uvb bulb? My veiled is still a baby, 4 months, and I keep his at 86*. If no uvb bulb you need to get one asap. Get a digital thermometer where you can put the end in his basking spot and get a reading. If one bulb will get mid 80's you are fine.

 

[jannb]

What are you using to check the temps?

 

[calvin]

I use one 100 w in the winter and I sit it on the screen cage and it gets up in the 90s. Try that

 

[N4PTIM3]

Do you have a uvb bulb? My veiled is still a baby, 4 months, and I keep his at 86*. If no uvb bulb you need to get one asap. Get a digital thermometer where you can put the end in his basking spot and get a reading. If one bulb will get mid 80's you are fine.

Yes I have a uvb bulb thats what the third lamp is I've also measured the temp in his basking spot with both bulbs.

 

[N4PTIM3]

What are you using to check the temps?

today I borrowed a laser thermometer from my work to make sure none of my thermometers were just reading wrong.

 

[Tre]

Your ambient temps must be lower than mine are in my office, where Cham is kept. It's around 78 day time in here and with just one 60w in a clamp enclosure I get a spot 8" away upon about 90

 

[N4PTIM3]

Your ambient temps must be lower than mine are in my office, where Cham is kept. It's around 78 day time in here and with just one 60w in a clamp enclosure I get a spot 8" away upon about 90

Yeah at my apartment, the thermometer is set to 74 but the bottom of his cage its 68