Still Need Heat Lamp If The Room Is Warm Enough?

[Hadeesh]

I just got a Reptisun 5.0, and either that or the weather warming up causes the cage to be 84 Degrees Basking, 80 Degrees gradient (which I need to lower). If I were to have the heat lamp on it would be 90+.

 

[Hadeesh]

Your Chameleon - Jacksons, Male, 6 months. In my care a month.
Handling - Practically never.
Feeding - Six or eight Crickets, @8-11am. Gutloaded crickets with flukers calcium diet and mustard greens
Supplements - Zoo med Calcium Everday, Zoo med Multivitamin twice a month, Flukers Calcium d3 twice a month.
Watering - Spray bottle and drip system, Three or four times a day, 20 seconds. I see him drinking.
Fecal Description - White urates, normal balls of poop.
History - N/A

Cage Info:
Cage Type - 1/2 Inch PVC coated wire cage, 44x18x24
Lighting - Reptisun 5.0, Zoo med Infrared 100w Basking Bulb, Zoo med 100w Intense Basking bulb (when needed),Zoo med double light fixture, generic lamp for uvb bulb.
Temperature - Basking Spot 80-87 Floor 70-75 Daytime, 60-65 Nightime. Two seperate thermometers.
Humidity - 50%-80%, Depends on when I mist. Between mists 50%-60%. Drip system and misting.
Plants - All fake.
Placement - My room, the top of the cage is 60 inches above the ground.
Location - Washington, USA.

 

[TreyLcham]

in my opinion yes for example why do lizards sun if the air is 90 degrees. Because it helps break down the food

 

[jannb]

If your room is that warm you would probably not need a basking light. What are you using to check the temps? How old and what species of chameleon do you have?

 

[Hadeesh]

An analog thermometer I think? Its not the digital kind. And its a 7 month old Jacksons.

 

[jannb]

You definately don't want to get a jackson to hot. I recommend something digital. I use a digital temp gun.

 

[Hadeesh]

I just went and bought a 50 watt basking bulb, basking spot is 83-84 now.