Leopard gecko tank question(s)

Futurehabitatcreator · #1 (**permalink**) 10-26-2008, 09:07 PM

I'm designing my 20 long for a leopard gecko.It's half tile on the bottom, and half sand. Please don't comment on the sand.

From my understanding, the temperature on the warm side should be 89-94.
Well, when i place my digital thermostat thing right on the tile, so the light is directly above it, it heats up to 100F.

Is this to hot? I'm not really sure if its telling me the temperature of the tile its on, or the air temperature. I felt the tile it's pretty warm but I don't think it's 100F.

Heres a drawing...lol...

- = tile.
::::=thermostat
|
()=light

''''= ignore these.

'''''''''''' |
'''''''''''''()

---:::::-----

so there. The thermostat is on the tile facing upwars. the light is above it all. and the thermostat says 100f, is that to high?

Also humidity is at 30%, is that alright?

JohnEDove · #2 (**permalink**) 10-26-2008, 09:23 PM

The humidity is fine but that temp is a little high.
If you are heating with overhead heat and the floor is 100, and the closer you get to the light the warmer it is, then the temp on the Leos back would be above 100. Since Leos are nocturnal this may not be a big problem but I'd be sure to keep one hide at the cool end.
Really you do not need temps over 90 at the wam end

Futurehabitatcreator · #3 (**permalink**) 10-26-2008, 10:01 PM

Thanks for the response.

Yeh I was thinking 100 was a little high. I'm going to have one hide on the hot side, one in the middle, and one on the cool side. The one in the middle will be the humid side.

Pavel · #4 (**permalink**) 10-27-2008, 09:09 PM

Other than an under the tank heating pad, I rarely use an additional heat source -- & my temps have never been as high as you have mentioned. Occasionally, if the room my leo is in gets chilly, I will turn on a lamp for extra heat but Peanut has never shown any desire to stay in that warm of a spot for any length of time.

Futurehabitatcreator · #5 (**permalink**) 10-27-2008, 10:53 PM

I see, debating between baby leo or adult leo. I really want an adult, so I'll probaly head over to LLLReptiles and get one there. The petco near me only sells babys, has been selling babys for past year or so, never adults.

If I end up getting a baby, I'll cover the rest of the sand with tile.