Buffers for heat fixtures

[BleuSaphir]

What do you guys use to buffer out the space for heat fixtures? It getting cold, I am looking to introduce a heat emitter when nights are not sustainable for a Veiled. I don’t want to burn him.

 

[Mendez]

How cold is "cold"? Veiled chameleons are montane chameleons and can take cold nights. But to answer your question, I've used a variety of methods to lift up a fixture off the top of an enclosure. I've created an arm out of pvc that lifts the fixture up. Essentially it was a square frame with 4 legs. The 4 legs can be as long or as short as you want (your leg height will determine how far or close your fixture is to the cage). Then I lay a pvc pipe on top of the square frame, drill a small hook into it, then suspend the light from the hook. I can try to find some pictures. I might have posted it somewhere here on the forums.

 

[Beman]

Yeah I think it depends on your version of cold... I mean most people have a hard time with temps in their home under 60 so you do not have the need for added heat. If the room however is dropping below 55 I would add a space heater to the room to gently bump the entire ambient temp of the room which will then impact the ambient cage temp. I personally do not trust CHE bulbs and have seen not only them over heat a space but cause intense thermal burns.

 

[elizaann2]

I’m curious on your night temps as well. My veiled is currently getting temps at 60 degrees f or slightly lower. In the dead of winter I can get it down to 55 and she does great with that.

 

[JacksJill]

I don’t know your situation but I agree unless you have nights consistently lower than 50 F your cham should be fine. If your reptile room is that cold you can hang and angle you CHE several inches above your cage. To avoid overheating you will need to test it extensively before leaving it unsupervised. Additionally don’t leave it on continuously. Do 20 or 30 minutes on and 20-30 minutes off and only during the coldest hours of your night,

 

[BleuSaphir]

How cold is "cold"? Veiled chameleons are montane chameleons and can take cold nights. But to answer your question, I've used a variety of methods to lift up a fixture off the top of an enclosure. I've created an arm out of pvc that lifts the fixture up. Essentially it was a square frame with 4 legs. The 4 legs can be as long or as short as you want (your leg height will determine how far or close your fixture is to the cage). Then I lay a pvc pipe on top of the square frame, drill a small hook into it, then suspend the light from the hook. I can try to find some pictures. I might have posted it somewhere here on the forums.

Noted. I seen my chameleon sign of heat stress. I don’t offer heat during the summer time. His temperature was at 81.

I never dealt with chameleons in winter time. Maybe I don’t have to worry about cooler temperatures.as I thought I would. If I have the heater on, the house stays around 60 degrees. If not on-below 50 at nights.