lake tahoe cham

[zzero]

i live up in the tahoe area and recently purchased a baby veiled.. i have read that area has a great impact on what your setup should be.. my questions is if my setup should be any diffrent because i live in the higher elvations/ colder ambient temps ect..

i have also read that i shouldnt have a lamp on him at night.. it gets very cold up here at night so i have been running a 60w nocturnal light to keep his temps around 70ish at night and temps raise to around 80 durring the day(in the cage) good idea? bad?

other then the light at night she is kept according to what the 'norm' is.. thanks for the input..

 

[PrettyInInk87]

Is it a blue or red bulb? If so, they can hurt your Cham's eyes... I have read that their eyes are pretty sensitive and can still see the night bulbs. I would suggest a ceramic bulb that emits enough heat but produces no light. I don't have a Veild so am not able to tell you exactly how to care for the little dude. Good luck and welcome!

 

[alinder450]

If you house stays above 65 degrees, I wouldn't worry the night lamp. It is recommended that you have a drop of 10 degrees plus in temperature at night.

Some people will recommend not to use a night lamp no matter if it is blue or red. However, If your cham isn't opening his eyes while it is on then it probably isn't bothering him. Some chams are hard sleepers some... not so much.

A ceramic heater might be a better option. http://lllreptile.com/store/catalog...ramic-bulbs/-/pearlco-30-watt-ceramic-heater/

For my babies i try to keep a basking temp of 83-86 degrees with the middle of the cage dropping to the mid 70s and a night time drop to 68-72.

 

[SS4Luck]

ITS SO CUTE!!!!!!!

like the others have said, night bulbs arent good for chams because they really can see almost everything lol. If your house stays in the 60* or above youll be fine, but ceramic heat emitters are the way to go if you need something to heat them at night. I dont think the higher elevation has anything to do with how you need to set up your enclosure though

 

[PedroANDAshley]

Also you may already know this but a female veiled will lay eggs now matter what around 5 months. Although there are waysyou can postpone it by lowering the temps and fedding less when they hit sexual maturity. I'm on my phone at the moment Texting all this but I'm sure some one will provide you with the raising kitty links.