Why?

[bradmeyer57]

My male ambilobe and my female nosy be are both crawling around there cages almost restlessly...allmy cages have dividers so they arent stressing eachother out but they have both come very close to falling and iam kindof worried. Any thoughts? Maybe its because the chargers choked and they are trying to let out some steam lol. But seriously any know what could be cuasing this?

 

[summoner12]

what are the temps like?

 

[bradmeyer57]

baskings are around 76-78 the rest of the cage around 72. the temps vary a little but are pretty constant.humidity around 60

 

[summoner12]

baskings are around 76-78 the rest of the cage around 72. the temps vary a little but are pretty constant.humidity around 60

Those temps seem a bit low.... You should warm the basking for the male up to about 85-90*F... I use a 50w PAR20 flood lamp on my cages and angle it up, like in the photo below. angling the lamp up like this makes the light project into the cage more like sunlight since chams bask more in the morning and evening light when the sun is lower in the sky. It also help prevent burns.

 

[jannb]

She could be receptive. How old is she? My male always knows when there's a receptive female in the house and the female is also looking for the male.

 

[bradmeyer57]

okay i will try upping the temps and angleing the light. and she is 5 months so i dont think she is receptive.