Hi everyone, I'm a little worried. When I woke up this morning, I checked my thermostat and it read about 72-73 degrees, and my other thermometer (in the coldest corner of the cage) was reading at 71. I have my thermostat set to 78 degrees default and the bulb turns on once it gets below 77. Even with my whole heat set up, and the bulb on, the temperature was quite low. I usually have my ceiling fan on at night set to low, but the temperature has never dropped below 75 with it on.
I checked Meeko and he gave me a strong huff, which is a good sign but I had to rush to work so I couldn't check his belly temp. is 71 low enough for him to attempt hibernation? It just worries me that I thought that my whole heat set up was okay (100W che bulb with ceramic socket heat lamp and inkbird thermostat) and during the night it the temp still got too cold for comfort.
I checked Meeko and he gave me a strong huff, which is a good sign but I had to rush to work so I couldn't check his belly temp. is 71 low enough for him to attempt hibernation? It just worries me that I thought that my whole heat set up was okay (100W che bulb with ceramic socket heat lamp and inkbird thermostat) and during the night it the temp still got too cold for comfort.