Enclosure Work In Progress - Heating Element Question

[JGuinan007]

Watts will make a big difference my old cage had a 60w bulb on and not able to dim it it made temp in the old cage up to 100 I switched it to a 40w and got temps in the 80s. Also the type of bulb, a flood spreads the light/heat out and kinda weakens the father out it spreads where as a spot light focuses the light/heat in one spot it does not really spread out most basking bulbs are spot lights your reg house hold bulb is less focused than a flood and light/heat is focused the least and usually relies on a fixture like a dome to help focus it.

 

[JGuinan007]

This is my set up in the back corner is the basking spot it stays around 86-84 and warms pretty much the whole cage give me the grading of temps I need the bottom is 68-70 wich is ambient and the side walls and mister allow me to maintain 40-75% humidity pretty easy.

 

[JGuinan007]

Here's another

 

[Chamel619]

Here's anotherView attachment 154879

Great looking cage! I do the same thing with my feeder up and flexible vines.
Is that great stuff foam? too lazy to silicone and coco fiber? hahaha!

 

[JGuinan007]

Great looking cage! I do the same thing with my feeder up and flexible vines.
Is that great stuff foam? too lazy to silicone and coco fiber? hahaha!

TY yes I made the side walls out of great stuff and twin wall plastic sheet from Home Depot and attached some neodymium magnets to the back to hold them up I got the idea from Dragon Strand website.

 

[Chamel619]

TY yes I made the side walls out of great stuff and twin wall plastic sheet from Home Depot and attached some neodymium magnets to the back to hold them up I got the idea from Dragon Strand website.

They have some good ideas over at Dragon Strand. I was looking at their breeder cages. I may give Uroplatus Sameiti breeding a go. A healthy pair are not easy to find though. I'm not a mail-order kind of person, So I'm waiting for the reptile super show in July. Hope I can find everything I'm looking for there.

I also keep dart frogs and use great stuff foam for the back grounds, but I cover the foam with 100% silicone, then mash coco fiber on. It comes out looking very naturalistic.

 

[JLP474]

Stopped at Home Depot last night after work, picked up the 120w plant light and dimmer. Was able to hold steady 88° at the basking spot at about 2/3 power.

Tomorrow we commence operation mistking

 

[JGuinan007]

Stopped at Home Depot last night after work, picked up the 120w plant light and dimmer. Was able to hold steady 88° at the basking spot at about 2/3 power.

Tomorrow we commence operation mistking

Looks good I love the light set up like that makes it easy to check temps and adjust