RSGriff
New Member
As you may have read, I recently picked up a graceful chameleon off of Craigslist as a rescue (missing nails, mouth rot, generally poor conditions). They had her in a small Zilla screen cage. I did not look at the temps when I picked her up but when I placed her in my 5'tall cage with the same light they were using, my basking spot temp jumped to 89* F. I decided to do some additional research and found that graceful chams live in relatively moderate climates with temps in the low-mid 70's F. Her previous temps seemed not to have harmed her, but I would like to get her temps correct now. The problem is that the current temp is 77* F in her basking spot (which I am happy with) without a basking light (not happy). The bottom of the cage is at 70* F. Is not having a true designated basking spot o.k.?
