30 gallon terrarium help - Page 3

harrywitmore · #21 01-08-2009, 10:02 AM

Just be sure it's not getting to hot. They will not necessarily move before the light burns them. You want the basking surface to get to about 100F and no more in my opinion.

beth2 · #22 01-08-2009, 10:56 AM

yep, the tank is nice and warm....about 75 on the cool end and 90 on the warmest end. The anole turned a nice bright green last night!

beckdg · #23 01-08-2009, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by harrywitmore

It doesn't seem to matter whether the water is warm or cold they rum.

GOOD IDEA HARRY, i think i'll RUM myself right now. i know it's a typo and it's just b4 2:30 right now... but it's been a while and you just gave me a hanckerin. lol

harrywitmore · #24 01-08-2009, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by beckdg

GOOD IDEA HARRY, i think i'll RUM myself right now. i know it's a typo and it's just b4 2:30 right now... but it's been a while and you just gave me a hanckerin. lol

Hahahaha, I said RUM. Guess I better put my glasses on or take some typing lessons. I meant RUN!

froggsong · #25 01-08-2009, 11:45 PM

LOL, beck, you're a dork... ::shakes head::

froggsong · #26 01-08-2009, 11:48 PM

A 5.0 UV fluorescent tube would also be beneficial. You just have to make sure that it is positioned so that it shines on the basking area (the warmest spot). It's good to hear he is a nice green now!

beth2 · #27 01-09-2009, 10:51 AM

well, its day two now since we added the warmer light. After that first night he went back to staying brown. He seems to stay at the cooler end of the tank.....yesterday I messed with the tank a lot. Glass cleaning, plant pruning...they were growing up into the lights so they needed to be pruned. Unfortunately now the anole cant lay on them up close to the light strips like he had been. He spends most of his time hanging upside down from the screen top under the flouresent lights rather than sitting under the basking light. He used to love sitting under the basking light when we first had him and the other anole.
Im not sure if its related to the tank being moved to a different location in the room or what, but he still is not content. The tank has to stay where it is for now til the construction is done. Is it that there has been a lot of changes or are we still doing something wrong?
Its about 90 on the hot end and about 79 on the cool end of the tank when I checked it this morning.
will he perk up once we can add the two females? The pet store is still waiting on their order.

froggsong · #28 01-11-2009, 08:08 PM

If you see him hanging from the screen, lift the screen and gently pull him off, otherwise he might get some thermal burns.