No worries. Chams are still a newish field for me. Though I've kept them in the past most people here have had much more experience with them so I'm learning new things everyday especially when crazy person names andee decides to drop a bunch of knowledge on everyone. I like to debate and argue...
Though I generally don't like boring snakes bloods have a soft spot in my heart just a very beautiful species. I generally don't like man made mutations in animals, some I just can't resist.
These have gotta be one of the most curious snakes I've ever had. These guys are like graders but much larger. Great for someone who doesn't want a boring snakes. Let's hope for babies.
Hi, my only argument pretty much was that 105 is not harmful. We seem to both agree that the bulb itself can be harmful but 105 is not a hard temp to achieve while keeping distance from the bulb.
I don't see any risk at 105. UNLESS the Cham is able to touch the screen top of the enclosure with its back while its basking. Has anyone been to Madagascar and documented the temps that these guys have access to and actually bask at?
I don't believe 105 is high enough to burn Cham skin it's also not a bad thing so have access to such temps to allow them to choose it if they desire. So long as you also have acces to lower basking temps and the ambient temp isn't too high.The Cham will choose on its own.
I agree building screen cages is super cheap I'm just super lazy.(though it's not hard at all. Several options you can use for the frame. You can get wood from homedepot for I believe $2 for 8ft sticks