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It did end several weeks ago, but it can't hurt to ask.

I don't understand it either because according to everyone the 100 watt shouldd be way to hot. I've been monitering it carefuly and it still has not gone up above 80 degrees. I will continue to monitor as I too am scared that he will get hurt. But he actually spent quite a bit of time in his...

Linken, I think #3 means should it be lighting up the cage. If so mohamed then the answer is no, if your looking for your reptisun to illuminate your cage this won't do it. Leave that to your basking light. The UVB light should be dim in comparison.

As a result of me posting long after I should have been in bed, this was inaccurate. The temp peaked at 78 degrees not 88 It has been on for three hours today and has not gone above 80 degrees.

summoner: The gauge was sitting about 2 1/2'' above his basking spot. I picked up a zoomed digital gage and replaced the 100 watt bulb that burned out. With a 100 watt halogen bulb about 6'' away from the highest point he can reach, the temp peaked at 88 degrees after a half hour. I will...

I'm sure they are inaccurate, but I can't feel a tempature chagne untill I have my hand right under the bulb. His basking spot is about 6" from the bulb, thats as close as he can get to the bulb, and he spends most of his time at about the middle of the encloser. If I felt that there was any...

The 100 watt zoomed halogen I put in yesterday just burned out :mad: This could be why it put out so little heat. I put back in my original 50 watt zoomed halogen.

Humidity is definatly my primary goal, keeping it up that is. from what your guys are saying it sounds like the 5-7 degree gradient at the top of his encloser should be enough? The first day I get him (sunday/monday) he closed his eyes and slept during the day quite a bit. Since then I have...

Well since my last post I've gone through two halogen bulbs, one 90 watt with a glass covering, the other 100 watt zoomed, neither of which have raised the temp at basking spot by more then five degrees. Any thoughts?

excellent! Thank you for your help :D

ok that makes sense, So its not too much UVA you have to worry about, its too much heat?

I noticed that my basking light puts out UVA, then I noticed that almost all basking lights do. I know multiple sources of UVB is bad. Is multiple sources of UVA bad? should I be giving him only a certain amount?

dig, So are you giving him calcium with D3 four times a week?

It wouldn't be using substrate, the echo earth would be underneath the cage, just absorbing moisture. The problem is not getting mist/drip into the cage, its handling the volume of water that becomes excess at the bottom The thing is I am having a hard time finding a self that will accomidate...

Yea I'm finding that the learning processes may be as much a post purchase process as it is a pre-purchase process. The cover did seem odd to me, it is a 7 % UVB from slimline, I'm keep the fixture, the bulb will be replaced with a zoo med 5% UVB. I understand him being stressed as he is...

Greetings! After about a month of research (which clearly wasn't enough) I purchased a Jackson chameleon a couple of days ago. Now I have a few new questions. 1. The slimline flourescent bulb fixture I am using has a clear plastic cover over the bulb, that sits between the bulb and the mesh...

Justin, Brad, Thank you for your input. I have a 90 watt halogen that will be here in an hour so I'm going to give that at try. I can always move it off the cage with the clamp if its too much heat. And I will look into an IR temp gun, obviously I wasn't looking for a huge amount of accuracy...

Yea I'm not looking for a whole lot more in the way of temepture, just getting frustrated that it is not going up at all. Humidity is currently at 70 percent. I'm picking up some thin plastic sheets today to cover two sides of the almuminum mesh in an effort to increase that number. Also the...

Jackson, I'm guessing about six months old. The temp is 70 degrees ambient, according to my gauge, the basking area is not going above that.

I was told to go with a 40 watt halogen bulb to create a basking spot for my chameleon. I ended up with a 50 watt, but watching the temp today I thought my gauge was broken untill I stuck my hand into the basking spot. There was almost no difference in temperature. I put a 100 watt...