on both my setups I have a zoo med turtle tough bulb, zoo med dome fixture and a zoo med lamp stand so one would think basking temps would be a no brainer. one would think just adjust the light to the correct height and your all set, anyhow just so you know beforehand Im set to the max on the lamp stand and cant go higher and im 1 foot 6 inches from the docks on both tanks
now I turn on the light in the morning and check the temp with a regular thermometer for about 15 min and I get a nice reading of about 87 but if I leave the thermometer for over a hour i get high 90's low 100
my question is why does it seem to creep up like this, now if i cool the thermometer in water and re check for 15 min im at the cozy 80's, how long should i test temps or am i really roasting my turtles
