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well where Bob is basking and receiving his rays its from 85 to 90 The rest of the cage is 70 to75. its a totally quarter inch screened, outdoor cage that i use indoors. 4` by2` by 2`. I keep the humidity 60 to 70 relatuve. He is atleast a foot from the light itself and never runs back and forth to a cool spot like it bothers him or anything. He stays there most of the time, but explores like any other lizard. I was told by a breeder at a reptile expo that this light is the only light you will ever need once he gets into the sexually mature stage which is about 6 months for a Veiled. He usually feeds from this area also, but he has plenty of different perches to go to, which he does from time to time. He also sleeps about another 14 inches down from where he usually hangs. I also have a vaporizer that i use on a timer set at 30 mins every hour and a half that keeps the humidity just fine. Plus as we all do, i mist him personally twice sometimes three times a day and i use the little dripper for when he gets thirsty. Usually hell drink it as it drips off the log that he basks on or sometimes he`ll drink directly from the vynil tubing. He carrys on like any other lizard, its just lately hes been doing an odd dance then for some reason he`ll grab his front left leg with his rear leg, do that dance, bail out, and then try and save himself with his tail or land softly in his Hiwiian Schefflera Plant, fool around for a minute and make his way back up to his basking area. These weird actions dont occur all the time, but it happens here lately about every other day. My herp vet even told me to get more uvb emitting lights when he was sick and i thought he was out of his mind. By the way he is still a little swollen in some areas and all that is gradually going down. His eyes and cask are no longer swollen and his legs look nice and slender with the exception of the bruising on the front left from hin grabbing it with his rear leg. In my mind i think hes still recovering from the infection that he had. The doc says it takes way longer than a human to get back to 100 percent, but as far as his daily functions as a lizard they are perfectly normal. He usually eats 5 to 10 large crickets with no oxalates in there from tha brocolli that you suggested. His wet mix is collards, dandilion greens, yellow squash and sweet potato puree with just a tiny i mean tiny bit of herptivite supplement on top. His dry mix consists of Baby rice cereal, oats, kelp, bee pollen, dry milk, and a very little sprinkle of herptivite. I dust with cal only, no d3, 6 times a week. with d3 and herptivite 2 to 3 times a month. So there you have it . Thats tha complete setup. Well im gonna go now. Hes a late in the evening eater and id like to watch. Thanks for your concers on the lights though, but ive use compact flourescents and the just dont penetrate far down enough, but they might be good for growing your plants a little better. C-ya. Any other suggestions let me know! thank you very much for your time.
