Oh my word

[Kath44]

I can totally say, I'm hooked! And I do not own one wonderful Cham yet!
I'm even dreaming of them
But I'm not going to rush in yet, until I've learnt more.
The care sheets, advice etcetera etc I've read on here is great. I just want to get it right.
I live in quite rural area and my only form of heating in my cottage is a log/coal burner in my living room.
I know they need lights out at night, would a non lighting heat source be worth using? Are they ceramic ones? I don't want the Cham to get too cold it's unhappy?
Looking forward to learning more and owning my own little guy soon.
Now off to muck my geegee out
Kath.

 

[absolutbill]

You can use ceramic heat emitters, but first off, how cold does your home get overnight, and secondly what kind of cham are you thinking of getting?

Both veileds and panthers do well with a temperature drop to about 65 overnight (sorry, I don't know what that is in Celsius), and I'm guessing that you home probably stays warmer than that. If it doesn't, then you can use the emitter.

My advice is to decide on the type of cham you would like, and then set up a cage with everything except him in it. Run it for a couple of days with a misting and lighting cycle, and measure the temperatures (a digital temperature gun works wonderfully for this!), to determine if the emitter is actually needed after all.

Good luck - those care sheets are fantastic and they did an incredible job on them, so I'm glad to see that you are using them!

 

[Psychobunny]

Good for you, I am glad you are doing your homework BEFORE buying a cham
Re. ceramic heat emitters, I do not recommend them.
They do a great job of heating the air directly above them, but not below, so most of the energy is wasted, and you are paying for it!

You are much better off buying a electric space heater with built-in thermostate, so it doesnt run your bill up!!

Either option is going to add to your electric bill, but at least the space heater is not just wasted energy!!

Another potential problem with the emitters is safety.
Your cham could burn himself on it unless it has a guard over it.

Members have reported tongue burns from chams flicking at a hot surface, and having their tongue get stuck on it.

 

[Kath44]

Thank you. I was thinking maybe a room heater so we both benefit while I get the burner redoing in the mornings.
Will a digital thermometer give me readings I can look back at, or do I have to stay up all night reading it? I like my sleep,lol.
My plan is to get everything set up, get temps and humidity levels right etc and check overnight temps before bringing a little one home.
I'm not fully decided which to get yet, I know veiled are available in uk but not seen many panthers. I love them both but more than likely will be veiled.
And maybe the next one will be a panther...... Lol.
Kath.

 

[ReptiGeek]

Thank you. I was thinking maybe a room heater so we both benefit while I get the burner redoing in the mornings.
Will a digital thermometer give me readings I can look back at, or do I have to stay up all night reading it? I like my sleep,lol.
My plan is to get everything set up, get temps and humidity levels right etc and check overnight temps before bringing a little one home.
I'm not fully decided which to get yet, I know veiled are available in uk but not seen many panthers. I love them both but more than likely will be veiled.
And maybe the next one will be a panther...... Lol.
Kath.

You can buy a digital thermometer that has a MAX/MIN reading. That means it'll record the lowest temperature your cage experiences over night, as well as the warmest temperature during the day. I usually just buy mine at hardware stores, just look for a max/min button.