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pure mesa Jul 23, 2024, 1:50 AM

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austere estuary Jul 23, 2024, 1:51 AM

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send me a picture of your tank setup

pure mesa Jul 23, 2024, 1:51 AM

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ok

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it still isnt finished more stuff is coming in the mail

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and im getting new slate

austere estuary Jul 23, 2024, 1:52 AM

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the basking spot is very low but your thermostat probe is in the tank correct?

pure mesa Jul 23, 2024, 1:53 AM

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yea i moved it from my old enclosure into the new and left it there for 25min with the bulb on

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and i also raised it but it still didnt work

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it got max 85

austere estuary Jul 23, 2024, 1:53 AM

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25 minutes might not be long enough for it to heat up. but how did you have the thermostat setup?

pure mesa Jul 23, 2024, 1:54 AM

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i just put the thermostat on the slate

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this one

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gets rlly hot

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if its turned all the way up

austere estuary Jul 23, 2024, 1:54 AM

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wym on the basking spot. like the probe?

pure mesa Jul 23, 2024, 1:55 AM

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im confused lol

austere estuary Jul 23, 2024, 1:55 AM

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what did you set on the basking spot

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that read 85

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if you have a pic of it

pure mesa Jul 23, 2024, 1:56 AM

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i used this

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austere estuary Jul 23, 2024, 1:56 AM

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that's a temp gun. that is not a thermostat

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i'm asking how you have your thermostat setup for this enclosure

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because in the video unless it's old i do not see a thermostat probe on your basking spot

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which is where it should be

pure mesa Jul 23, 2024, 1:57 AM

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austere estuary because in the video unless it's old i do not see a thermostat probe on your bas...

it was old

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cus my leo still lives in his old enclosure for now

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so i just put the dome back on the old one after

austere estuary Jul 23, 2024, 1:57 AM

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what thermostat do you have?

pure mesa Jul 23, 2024, 1:57 AM

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the zoomed one

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want a pic

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austere estuary Jul 23, 2024, 2:02 AM

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I would suspect that the basking spot didn't have a proper amount of time to heat up fully. since 25 mins is a short period of time

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i generally give my basking spots an hour or two to properly heat up

pure mesa Jul 23, 2024, 2:03 AM

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ok im going to try that since ima go eat

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im guessing i should get more bigger slate

austere estuary Jul 23, 2024, 2:04 AM

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i'd say more rock and more clutter in general is needed yeh.

pure mesa Jul 23, 2024, 2:04 AM

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ok i have these bricks outside im going to send a pic to see if i can use them

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pure mesa Jul 23, 2024, 5:04 AM

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are these ok?

sonic bridge Jul 23, 2024, 7:21 AM

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depending on size it might be more helpful to get smaller pieces

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you want to be able to stack them so that your leo has places to hide underneath or lay on top to absorb the heat

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those bricks look pretty big

pure mesa Jul 23, 2024, 7:22 AM

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yea i can break them

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if needed

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cus im still trying to get my baking light to reach my basking spot

sonic bridge Jul 23, 2024, 7:22 AM

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gotcha

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i think as a temporary measure you can break down the bricks, and then stack them, and put your current hot hide over top to see if the shortened distance helps

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i also have higher substrate on my hot side than my cool side to help with distance

pure mesa Jul 23, 2024, 7:24 AM

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cus sum1 said i cant have the dome in the enclosure

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hanging from the mesh

sonic bridge Jul 23, 2024, 7:29 AM

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yeah, i would not be doing that

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how big is your tank?

pure mesa Jul 23, 2024, 7:30 AM

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36x18x18 dubia enclosure

sonic bridge Jul 23, 2024, 7:33 AM

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yeah internally mounting would be pretty dangerous and itd limit how youd be able to use the height of the tank

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youd have to rest the dome on the top and just boost your basking spot higher or change bulb wattage

pure mesa Jul 23, 2024, 7:34 AM

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i did that and it smells like somthing is burning

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really bad

sonic bridge Jul 23, 2024, 7:39 AM

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new bulbs will smell like that sometimes. id turn on a fan to disperse the smell. if it continues to smell bad, that might be a bulb issue. but if youre regulating on a thermostat it prevents the bulb from getting too hot anyway

pure mesa Jul 23, 2024, 7:39 AM

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so should i clean those bricks and stack them

sonic bridge Jul 23, 2024, 7:42 AM

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if youre gonna break em, do that first and then clean them

pure mesa Jul 23, 2024, 7:43 AM

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what should i clean with

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just hot water

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