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Outdoor enclosures can be alot of work in winter months to maintain temps. I had to do a complete wrap up, on the big enclosure Monday night with temps dropping down into the 30's. i took some picture this morning to show outside view. It was 38 degrees outside, and 60 inside enclosure (and felt like a jungle inside, with nearly 100% humidity) this morning at 6:00 AM, when I went to check and distribute food. 60 is a little lower than the high outside temp of 63 expected today. I have openings on the shaded side, that let hot air out during the day, and keep temps inside from climbing above 80. Average daytime temp inside enclosure is 72-74, but we do sometimes get warm winter days here in southern California that can make things a bit too warm at times.
I'll have to remove some plastic tomorrow morning, with a warm up starting tomorrow, and temps in the 80 by Sunday. I have a few more months of the cold weather game before I get a break. Then July comes
and it's the cool down game.
Bottomline: There are many pros to keeping chameleons outside, and just as many cons.
I'll have to remove some plastic tomorrow morning, with a warm up starting tomorrow, and temps in the 80 by Sunday. I have a few more months of the cold weather game before I get a break. Then July comes
Bottomline: There are many pros to keeping chameleons outside, and just as many cons.
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