General Care Discussion :: is it normal?

[Jayqualin]

Peanut seems to usually sleep on the basking dock at night. he doesnt bask extremely at the morning but he just hops onto the dock whenn i turn off his light.

[DavidY]

Have you checked the surface temperature under the basking lights when they're on? Could they be too hot?

[Jayqualin]

i dont think so because peanut doent mind basking in the morning, he actually enjoys it but he sleeps on the basking dock at night.

[untsmurf]

Well if he's on it in the morning, it might not have had a chance to heat up all the way. Check the temp of the surface in the middle of the afternoon after the lights are up and running for about six hours or something.

[Safdar]

What are the temps of the water and the basking platform

[Jayqualin]

water is around 80 farnheit and i dont know how to tell the temperature of the basking area.

[Safdar]

Just put the thermometer on the basking platform

[DavidY]

you will need to leave the thermometer on the basking platform under the light for 10 to 30 minutes to get an accurate reading.

[Jayqualin]

i only have a digital thermometer. can that work too?

[DavidY]

If it's the kind with a probe, yes those are usually more accurate.

[marisa]

How warm is the room he's in? If it's really warm, some of my painteds will haul out of the water to sleep on the basking area at night.