Can i bask my veiled at 77 degress?
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Dean Pulcini
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Yes but I recommend supervision and shade accidents happen. If they start to hide and turn light in color they had enough.
dodolah
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sunlight is very beneficial for him.
The best time to bask for him is 10 am to 2 pm.
put the cage half in sunlight and the other half in shadow, so he can escape from the heat if he is overheating.
he'll generally go to cooler area when he had enough.
That's why you need to supervise him.
I always believe that the longer you can put your cham outside for basking, the better..
Just remember to give him an area to escape from the sun if he wants to.
The best time to bask for him is 10 am to 2 pm.
put the cage half in sunlight and the other half in shadow, so he can escape from the heat if he is overheating.
he'll generally go to cooler area when he had enough.
That's why you need to supervise him.
I always believe that the longer you can put your cham outside for basking, the better..
Just remember to give him an area to escape from the sun if he wants to.
PardalisGirl
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Adding heat.........
I try to stretch my season for basking in natural sunlight out as long as possible. We only get a few months of warm/hot weather here in the Pacific Northwest. I have a concrete patio which stores and radiates heat. I put the sunning cage next to my brick house exterior which also stores and radiates heat. During the spring and fall where the temperatures are not themselves warm enough or there is a danger of cooling due to shade, I clamp a high wattage spot light bulb (150 watt) on to a patio chair. I have to use an extension cord to power it, but that's no big deal. The bulb is pointed at the chameleon but the chameleon can not access the bulb to get burned by it. I keep a thermometer near the cham to monitor the temp. This works well. I get another month in spring and another month in the fall for basking in real sun.
I try to stretch my season for basking in natural sunlight out as long as possible. We only get a few months of warm/hot weather here in the Pacific Northwest. I have a concrete patio which stores and radiates heat. I put the sunning cage next to my brick house exterior which also stores and radiates heat. During the spring and fall where the temperatures are not themselves warm enough or there is a danger of cooling due to shade, I clamp a high wattage spot light bulb (150 watt) on to a patio chair. I have to use an extension cord to power it, but that's no big deal. The bulb is pointed at the chameleon but the chameleon can not access the bulb to get burned by it. I keep a thermometer near the cham to monitor the temp. This works well. I get another month in spring and another month in the fall for basking in real sun.
