Keep the the heat in....

[QuioteCham]

Hi all! All my chams are in the same room (all panthers with free range and seperate cages, etc.) With the winter months coming, it is getting colder and the room is dropping in temp. They have basking lights and ceramic heaters but the room still seems to be chilly. Does any one have any suggestions/ does anyone else have this issue?

 

[Jakedn]

How low does the temperature actually get?

 

[QuioteCham]

around 65, my whole house is freezing. The room they are in is slightly warmer, I am trying to heat the whole room up or at least give them warm enough basking areas to escape the colder areas. Its like the room sucks all the heat away from the lamps

 

[Jakedn]

I would think 65 should be fine for a panther chameleon as long as they can warm up in the morning, though I do not know much about panther chameleons and I could be wrong.

If the temperature bothers you, I would recommend getting a space heater of sorts to heat the entire room.

 

[OOOst16]

whats the tempature in the cages? whats the temp under there basking lights?

 

[sandrachameleon]

65F is fine as the normal night temp
as a day ambient its a bit low. A space heater (those oil filled rads are good) would be a simple solution.

 

[QuioteCham]

space heater, good idea, i like it. Would that warm up the entire room well enough?

 

[Markwjr]

Have you ever thought of getting some 150W heat lamps and suspending them all in a row across one side of the room (so that the cham cant get to them) with some climbing stuff underneath? Would this let them go to the warmth when they need it? I mean, Im not sure as ive never heard about this before, but I have a 150W on the beardies big tank and it gets to 131F under the light (I had to move it higher so it is now holding steady at about 100F directly under it with a cool side of the cage and plenty other spots, so no worries about burning themselves.). They get HOT, so Id imagine they would heat one side of the room nicely.

Just a thought.
Mark

EDIT: And if your room is under 25x25, a space heater should be great. We have a strip space heater that we paid about $100 for that heats our entire living room well (30x25')

 

[sandrachameleon]

space heater, good idea, i like it. Would that warm up the entire room well enough?

Works for me. Helps if the room has a door you can close.