December 2010: I have
Pair 1 -2, 5 month old male nosy be panther chams (directly related)
Pair 2 -2, 4 month old female Veiled chams (directly related)
Pair 3 -2, 6 month old female Veiled (directly related)
I have wondered how the infrared heat lamps differs from ceramic heat emitters of the same temperature.
warm spot heat temps:
ceramic heat emitter: 76.5 degrees
infrared heat light: 75.1 degrees
both of these temps are when room temp is 71
the couples were all fed the exact same food with supplementing as their pair.
a stop motion camera takes a photo every 10 seconds, every 24 hours i would check to see how long it takes for them to fall asleep and monitor their behaviors. On most occasions the 2 members of the pair would sleep in the same part of their cages, the warm spot, the months of July and august 2011 varied the most, only 40% of their nights did they sleep in the warm spot.
My findings;
-chameleon with infrared heat lamp would fall asleep on average 19 minutes later than the chameleons with the heat emitters
Pair 1:
High: 28 mins later
Low: 2 mins earlier
Pair 2:
High:35 mins later
Low: 4 mins later
Pair 3:
High: 33 mins later
Low: 1 min later
-Growth was effected in slight amounts
Pair 1 (most drastic variation)
the one with the heat emitter weighed 34 grams more than the one with the infrared heater and was 2" Longer from snout to vent
Pair 2
the one with the heat emitter weighed 5 grams more than the one with the infrared heater and was 1/2" Longer from snout to vent
Pair 3
the one with the heat emitter weighed 10 grams more than the one with the infrared heater and was 7/8" Longer from snout to vent
-Coloration and Activity seemed slightly higher on the ones with the ceramic heat emitter. This was not the case with pair 2
Conclusion: It seems that Especially with panther chameleons, It is better to use a completely invisible form of heat for your chameleons. Infrared heat emitters light is apparently invisible to the chameleons, but there must be something that differs it from the ceramic heat emitters, it seems the veiled chameleons are effected the least by this difference. My findings suggest that there isn't a huge difference between them, but its probably better to use a ceramic heat emitter.
Pair 1 -2, 5 month old male nosy be panther chams (directly related)
Pair 2 -2, 4 month old female Veiled chams (directly related)
Pair 3 -2, 6 month old female Veiled (directly related)
I have wondered how the infrared heat lamps differs from ceramic heat emitters of the same temperature.
warm spot heat temps:
ceramic heat emitter: 76.5 degrees
infrared heat light: 75.1 degrees
both of these temps are when room temp is 71
the couples were all fed the exact same food with supplementing as their pair.
a stop motion camera takes a photo every 10 seconds, every 24 hours i would check to see how long it takes for them to fall asleep and monitor their behaviors. On most occasions the 2 members of the pair would sleep in the same part of their cages, the warm spot, the months of July and august 2011 varied the most, only 40% of their nights did they sleep in the warm spot.
My findings;
-chameleon with infrared heat lamp would fall asleep on average 19 minutes later than the chameleons with the heat emitters
Pair 1:
High: 28 mins later
Low: 2 mins earlier
Pair 2:
High:35 mins later
Low: 4 mins later
Pair 3:
High: 33 mins later
Low: 1 min later
-Growth was effected in slight amounts
Pair 1 (most drastic variation)
the one with the heat emitter weighed 34 grams more than the one with the infrared heater and was 2" Longer from snout to vent
Pair 2
the one with the heat emitter weighed 5 grams more than the one with the infrared heater and was 1/2" Longer from snout to vent
Pair 3
the one with the heat emitter weighed 10 grams more than the one with the infrared heater and was 7/8" Longer from snout to vent
-Coloration and Activity seemed slightly higher on the ones with the ceramic heat emitter. This was not the case with pair 2
Conclusion: It seems that Especially with panther chameleons, It is better to use a completely invisible form of heat for your chameleons. Infrared heat emitters light is apparently invisible to the chameleons, but there must be something that differs it from the ceramic heat emitters, it seems the veiled chameleons are effected the least by this difference. My findings suggest that there isn't a huge difference between them, but its probably better to use a ceramic heat emitter.
