You could throw in a 6500k led if you wanted. But the T5HO puts out 3x more light than the old T8's we only used a decade ago.
Basically if he basks, hes not confused an knows how his new IR heater works.
There is nothing wrong with using tap or unsoftened water. But if you have live plants, well they are also going to get covered with the calcium over time. That is not fun to get off (some masochists hand wipe each leaf). And it will destroy your misting nozzles and humidifier if you dont...
Oh yes, she loves to spin around in circles after a big catch. In the case of the hornworm, she petted it for a solid 5-10min before deciding it was food. Like that is a 2 bucks worm, just eat it, its the last one.
My feedings are "fill the feeder till the point there is a few left over after the feeding" or hand feed till they stop eating. Then i remove the food. Then its either every other day, or every 3 days for feedings. I never reduce the amount per feeding.
Once they are adults im a monster...
Im saying girls dont get basking bulbs till they are almost adults, or are adults. You also dont want to over feed girls.
Look here is the life of a female veiled:
hatch
eat like a horse
generate eggs as early as possible
lay a clutch
if you get your clutch in early enough, you might be able...
50/50 shot of a female even getting a basking light, I wouldnt even bother till around 9 months. The only reason for one before hand is if air temps dont hit at least 70f some time during the day.
If its a "gas" just tarp the cage and bring the cham and bugs back in 24-48 hours. Once the gas is gone, you are safe, "things" dont need to be cleaned etc. If its a water based aerosol etc, then you have issues.
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I would not worry about day time humidity, infact if you can lower it magically, go for it.
Unfortunately your air temps never really vary. Under ideal conditions you want it cold at night.
Plus its a veiled, they have no problem dealing with 50's at night, as long as it gets to...
Id just load up the window with some hibiscus or other large barky house plants.
Keep in mind florida folk have the opposite problem of Ohio folk. How to drop the humidity during the day, and raise it at night while increasing the humidity.
Also Holly ridges batman.
With a proper setup cage. Nails never need trimmed. With an improper setup, they can grow little hypodermic needles at the end, which i do trim in adults once a year, keeps the nail from splitting when it does break off. It does keep the nails from getting stuck. But placing hard bamboo etc...