Warm at night...

[lilblacky]

So I'm not sure on the exact temps in my house at night but I'm pretty sure it drops down to the 50's.

Now I know the ideal temp for a veiled at night is around 60. Anyone have any ideas on how to keep my cham a lil warmer at night?

p.s. I dont get the lil guy till tuesday so i have a lil time to prepare.

 

[Rickky]

You can use a infrared light bulb for nights or you can use ceramic heaters if you dont want light in the room....

 

[Chameleons Northwest]

In the rare instances that I need additional warmth at night I use a reptile night bulb in a clamp light, and just turn it on late at night. Heat rises, and so I set it low, on the side of the cage, not directly near the cham. It is just meant to raise the ambient temp up a bit. Be sure you measure the temp, though, so you're not overheating. The other option is to leave the heat on in that room. But I would think that would be more expensive.

 

[Sang]

blacky, if you keep the AC on during the night. be careful, 70's are good, i keep my AC Off at night, and usually inside temps hang around 66-71 at night.


i don't think you will need a heater, just pay attention, and if you do get a heater, space it so that it heats a large area as opposed to a small area...ambient warmth is better then centralized warmth.

just don't over heat them, you will need a temp drop at night.

be more worried about the summer temps when those role around

 

[lilblacky]

yea due to the nice weather all day this time of year, we don't ever have our AC on so that's not a problem. I just wanna make sure the lil guy doesn't get tooooo cold at night.

But what about the exact opposite, Whats a good way to keep him cooler in the summer time?