Do you have a probe there to tell the exact temp? Looks quite close to the heat.
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icecrusher2018
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Yes, I do have a probe, it's about 75 degrees and the vine is about 7 inches away.
ok this is going to sound repetitive but the probe is there on that vine or do you have it somewhere else?
Cameronjb
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Cameronjb
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My chameleons normally do this right before shedding
icecrusher2018
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Yes it is there on that vine
Ok so this is what I see in the image... And why I am basically harassing you lol. I see a probe farther down where I circled... But the probe should be farther up where the arrow is. use a small zip tie to gently attach it to the vine there under the heat lamp.
This issue is where it is now will pull much cooler temps then what she is sitting under. If I remember correctly the cham kit comes with a 60 watt bulb... So what she needs to be close like this to is the Compact UVB that is sitting in the other side. FLip the dome around so that the compact UVB is on top of where the vine comes higher there. Right now where everything is and how a compact works she is getting no UVB and all heat right there. I am willing to bet that spot is at least 85 which is too hot for her and is why she is gaping. So flipping it around will help reduce temp there as well.
icecrusher2018
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Okay, here
we go... Is this a little bit better?
icecrusher2018
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Also, she has a bit of shed left on her head from 3 days ago. At what point should I be worried about leftover shed?
Better and did you get the correct UVB lighting? Is that the fixture I am seeing pulled to the front?
Typically at this age if husbandry is correct they will do a very rapid shed within a 24 hour period. If she still has shed left it could be due to something missing in husbandry or it could be as simple as she got wet when she was shedding. Just make sure you are not spraying her directly. It should come off on it's own. The only time we intervene is if they develop a cuff around a leg or tail. This looks like a rubber band squeezing into the skin. Otherwise we let them shed naturally.
icecrusher2018
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Yes, it is the T8... They did not have the T5HO, they only had one model that was labeled for tropical reptiles. I just put it in the middle of the enclosure. The picture you saw was a weird angle lol.
Ok and is it the one with the 10.0 bulb? The bulb will say what strength it is.
icecrusher2018
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It said 15 watt, tropical 25
Ok so unfortunately I can not find online the actual bulb strength used with that one. If you can double check when you are home if it says 10.0 or 5.0 on the end of the bulb it will make a difference in distance for her to get the correct UVB>
icecrusher2018
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Okay, thank you. I'm sorry I'm making this so hard for you! I wish I had done more research!
icecrusher2018
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https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petco...6pOfv8VOG5nKzYFVUdAaAgXoEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
this is the one I got
this is the one I got
No need to apologize. It is overwhelming when you first start out... With or without research. When your new it is just hard.
Just keep reading back through the feedback form I gave you and do the husbandry program. It will help you a lot. Then ask questions here.
Let me know though what that bulb says. If it is a 5.0 you will need the 10.0 because the 5.0 in a T8 does not push the UVB low enough.
Yeah I found that when I searched but the front of the package does not say bulb strength
Hydra_cosplay
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Not sure, but Josh's frogs sells em to. http://www.joshsfrogs.com/zilla-tropical-25-uvb-fluorescent-bulb-18-15-watt.html says something about 25 microwatts per secondYeah I found that when I searched but the front of the package does not say bulb strength
