cage too cold

[millerman6401]

so i ust got a new digital thermometer because the analog ones just break too easy. i was reading the temps in my panthers cage and the lower 1/2 was reading 68* but the basking was at 91*. i have a 125watt solar glow mercury vapor and a reptisun 5.0. i know both bulbs provide uvb but it was recommended by my vet that i use them both. is there any way i can raise the temps in his cage other than like a space heater?

 

[vladdimir26]

125 seems a bit too high! I would bring it down to the 70 watt

 

[BeBoSON]

Hey, your good. You want your hottest spot in your enclosure to be your basking area. But you want medium and cold spots within the enclosure as well. This way you cham can regulate his own body temp.

 

[millerman6401]

125 seems a bit too high! I would bring it down to the 70 watt

for some reason the mercury vapor bulbs dont get very hot, the 125 is the smallest they carry and it makes the basking spot like 85-90