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03-01-2019, 12:54 PM

I'd like to encourage Ember (2 yr old corn) to come out of hide more (rarely does). Base/surface temp is about 82º normally. Ambient temp's been chilly this winter (65-70).

I've got a nice piece of driftwood that goes up to within 8" of the top screen, where there used to be an infrared light on during the day. I never had an ambient temp read up there with the infrared, so I'm not sure how warm it got, but probably not enough.

A few days ago I replaced an infrared lamp with a Ceramic Heater (CHE). I added another ambient thermometer right by where she could sit on that driftwood stick, and it's reading 80-82º. [it's on a timer & on during the day]

I tried to place her on the stick after the CHE had been on, then quickly putting back the top and the CHE. But she slithered right back down to the hide.

Will she ever figure out on her own that it is warm up there and hang out & bask on the driftwood?

03-01-2019, 12:54 PM	#1
redrocklobster	Will she Find the Basking Heat? I'd like to encourage Ember (2 yr old corn) to come out of hide more (rarely does). Base/surface temp is about 82º normally. Ambient temp's been chilly this winter (65-70). I've got a nice piece of driftwood that goes up to within 8" of the top screen, where there used to be an infrared light on during the day. I never had an ambient temp read up there with the infrared, so I'm not sure how warm it got, but probably not enough. A few days ago I replaced an infrared lamp with a Ceramic Heater (CHE). I added another ambient thermometer right by where she could sit on that driftwood stick, and it's reading 80-82º. [it's on a timer & on during the day] I tried to place her on the stick after the CHE had been on, then quickly putting back the top and the CHE. But she slithered right back down to the hide. Will she ever figure out on her own that it is warm up there and hang out & bask on the driftwood?