correct basking temp

[dodolah]

which is the perfect basking temp for veiled?
i try 90-100 F and he's opening his mouth.
85 seems a bit low..
sometimes he would go real close to the bulb (hanging upside down).
(i don't want his toe get burnt)

 

[Dyesub Dave]

I've never really tested my temps but I'm sure that they're don't get as high as 100 deg. However my chams occasionally open their mouths as well. I think that as long as they can climb down to get away from the heat they will be fine. You can always but your hand under the light for a minute or so to see if it burns your hand to test it out.

Dyesub Dave.

 

[dodolah]

I've never really tested my temps but I'm sure that they're don't get as high as 100 deg. However my chams occasionally open their mouths as well. I think that as long as they can climb down to get away from the heat they will be fine. You can always but your hand under the light for a minute or so to see if it burns your hand to test it out.

Dyesub Dave.

lol.. not exactly a test that i want to try.
I don't want my cham to get burned.. but i don't want my hand to get burned too

 

[Fidel]

closer to 90 is best, and as dave said, give him a gradient, so he can get away from the basking temp. Sometimes chams will gape when they are hot to release heat, and they will sometimes do this instead of just moving to a cooler spot.

 

[Dyesub Dave]

lol.. not exactly a test that i want to try.
I don't want my cham to get burned.. but i don't want my hand to get burned too

Well I didn't mean leave it there until you get blisters or anything! LOLOL

But if it's extremely hot for your hand then it's probably too hot for your cham!

Dyesub Dave.

 

[rob1468]

our basking spots in both viv s are 95f and the other end is 85f , ours gape sometimes but it seems to be lazyness when they dont want to move away , other times they bask for a length of time then go to another part of the viv thats cooler for an hour or so then back up to bask again

rob