Hunka Burning Love is good..burning light? Not so much

[Dame of Thrones]

Happiness that Tillman started drinking water again and today he ate 3 crickets! But the next problem? Heat.

So we exchanged our blue 65W heat to a 100W which was waaaaay too hot for lil Tillman. Today we switched to a basking spot lamp at 75W and when I took the temperature using the probe thermometer it went up to 97°. We lowered his basking branches and the temp was at 90°. It seems too hot in our opinion. When I research I get conflicting opinions on the matter. I have included a photo of his enclosure. What changes do we need to make and can someone help with heating suggestions? Tillman is my husband's baby and he's so scared he's not helping him. But I know first time sometimes you have to learn and make adjustments as you go.

Chameleon Info:

• Your Chameleon - Was tagged as a "Juvenile Veiled Chameleon". Male and had him for 5 full days.
  
• Handling - He's always wanting to come out of his cage and climb onto our hands/arms. He tries to climb up my face to my head.
  
• Feeding - 3 crickets today. Hoping for more tomorrow,
  
• Supplements - Repti Calcium without D3
  
• Watering - The Little Dripper on all day.He's back to drinking
  
• Fecal Description - He crapped on me. It was white tip and brown poop.
  
• History - We've only had him 5 full days.

Cage Info:

• Cage Type - Zoo Med medium mesh cage
  
• Lighting - Rep Med mini compact 5.0 UVB
• Temperature - Day temp: approx 84°, basking approx 90°-97°, night temp goes to around 71°
  
• Humidity - Humidity 40-50%. Dripper and spraying cage 3x a day
  
• Plants - One live ficus and fake leaves. One big branch, twisty "vine" branch (adding more branches soon)
  
• Placement - Cage middle of wall in warmer room of home
  
• Location - Southern California. Closer to mountain/desert region. Average temp 76°

 

[DarinD]

I use plain household bulbs for my enclosures. To get my temps where I wanted them to be, I went to Home Depot and bought bulbs ranging from 50W-100W. From there, I experimented with them to get where I wanted his basking spot to be. You can adjust basking spot height and move the fixture around to get it just right.