Mistking water temp for parsons?

[Twitchet]

I have a16x12x14" ish reservoir for my mistking -Is there a prefered temp for water- My parsons love to spend an hour under the sprayer- does anyone heat their water- The shed is about 20 c today so i guess the water is?
the tubing for the first viv is 4 ft long then it goes to another viv with tubing 8ft long- I mention this because I'd like to know if I heated the water would it cool by the time it ran through that length of tubing.
I wondered about having a water heater- or a waterproof heat mat under the tank with the tank on a plinth to let the heat rise and not cause thermal blocking. What temp would I have to achieve for the temp of the water once spraying to be comfortable?
Thanks

 

[savage13]

Will my water reservoir is kept in the same room with my little guy so it room temperature about 70 Fahrenheit...

 

[Twitchet]

Sorry should of said, the reservoir is in my reptile shed with the animals, it is 20 c today which is average, so room temp o.k then ?

 

[Davecameos]

We researched this once for our chams and we came to the conclusion that heating the water in the reservoir may cause bacteria growth and we left at room temp. Just an opinion.

 

[Twitchet]

O.k , they both have access to a heat lamp so they can always warm up and as I say the room is always comfortably warm so maybe just leave it be, many thanks for your help.

 

[Jabooh1]

At those tube lengths the water to the second shed will definitely be cool off. Do you know how much you are spraying? If you do, the temperature loss calculations can be done.

 

[OldChamKeeper]

We researched this once for our chams and we came to the conclusion that heating the water in the reservoir may cause bacteria growth and we left at room temp. Just an opinion.

Never heat your water for this reason. Room temp is fine. Side note, always keep your water in a dark container so that light doesn't enter it. This also helps reduce bacteria issues.

 

[Twitchet]

Hi OCK, thanks for that, I won't bother then, my water reservoir is enough for a days misting, every night I fill it and leave t the next morning so it's fresh water , so hopefully there is no build up of nasty bugs, I keep it cleaned out reguraly but there's never green in it.
Thanks for Atlas's help by the way, I thought I better not clog that persons post up anymore!
My boy has had a lot to adjust to in the few months I've had him so I think he is doing very well .
I think I'll print those rules out for my reptile shed though!
Cheers.