I live in the UK and keep my Veiled in a Flexarium. The temps have been great throughout the summer and he has been very happy in his Flexarium. However, as I live in the North of England our summers are usually very cold and I don't have central heating. Therefore the Flexarium will leave him cold if I have a cold room right? How could I give him additional heat through the winter? Would it be better to move him into a different enclosure?

Any suggestions would be great

I would make sure he has a basking spot which reaches ab out 85-90 degrees during the day. I would keep it on as long as your UVB bulb is on. Be sure he can walk away from the basking area in case he gets too warm. Turn on the light first thing in the morning before he eats so he has a chance to warm up before trying to digest his food. Night temps can go down to 50 and he will be ok.

You don't need anything more for basking then a regular household bulb in a shop light type fixture. (the type with a metal collar.)

Good luck

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Just thought i'd say I live in london and the weather this year as been TERRIBLE, every where..especially up north where you are. I honestly cannot see how he has been able to stay outside the whole time.

He isn't outside, he's kept inside in a flexarium. I could never keep him outside the foxes would have had him by now.

He has a basking spot that already does the job, and this really isn't the problem. I'm really concerned about what night-time temperatures will do in the winter when his light is off. And it will get a lot lower than 50, if I'm right that's what 10 degrees? We'll be hitting minus numbers here.

Has anyone else got any advice?

It sounded to me as if you was hinting he was outside as the summer was good. (Which it wasn't lol). My bad.

You could use a heat source that doesn't give out light for night time use. But you're going to have to experiment a little to make sure you get the correct temp drop at night.

You could get a ceramic heating bulb, which is not ideal as it gives out radiant heat and would still create a hot spot in the flexarium. Or heating pads, but they don't really like too much moisture.

How about covering the sides of the flexarium at night just after your main heat/light goes off to insulate it & minimise the heat loss. You'll obviously need to leave some ventilation to prevent stagnant air.


I would suggest your best option is to insulate at night & add a thermostat controlled ceramic heater. So that you can try & reduce the temp drop at first & then if it does fall too low the ceramic heater would kick in to raise it up a little, to keep it within the parameters you set on the thermostat.
You'll obviously need to be carefull you don't start a fire this way !!

Try covering two or three sides of the cage with plastic or cardboard. This will keep moisture and heat inside the cage. Next you should buy a heat emitter. This is a ceramic heating element that does not produce light. I am having to use one on my young Melerri at night. Do not use this heater during the day in place of a normal basking lamp. Chams look for a bright place to bask, the light signals them that there is heat. You will need to experiment with the heat emitter. Treat it like you would a basking lamp. Place a temp gauge under the heater and adjust as needed. You do not need a very hot spot. Chams can see night time temps drop into the mid 60's before you really need to worry. What you will need to worry about is if the temp drops to the 60's and then he doesn't have a way to heat up the following day.

Here are some pics of my Melleri in front of his heater tonight. I am using a 100w zoomed ceramic heater and the distance is about 7".

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i don't understand. you're worried about the inside of your house getting down to 50 degrees? turn your heat on. your cham is fine w/ temps down to 60 or so. if you can't keep your house warmer than 50 in the winter, you don't need a reptile.

in the winter i make sure the room im in all the time is heated to min of 70F..surely when its winter your not sitting in a room thats colder than 70f?why not house your flexi in there?i live in west of uk..gets dam cold here but like i said 1 room in the house is heated to 70-75f all year round.

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You can also try this stuff i got at homedepot. It is a foil material with bubble wrap sandwiched in between 2 layer of the foil. They use this in many places in houses for insulation. It comes in a roll and you cut to fit. I have it wrapped around 3 sides of my cages and the foil reflects heat back into the cage. Its also great cause it doesnt hurt it to get wet .

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