New tank build

[Mdority51]

So I’m building 2 new tanks (8x4x4)for our Tegus. Question is about heating on their basking spot. I’ve seen all types of temp from 98 degrees all the way to 130. 1 morning s right at a year old and the other is about 9 months old. Gonna be running electrical this weekend and needing to know how many heat lamps I’m gonna need. Thanks for any help

 

[TheTeguNovice]

My male and female are about the same age as yours, I have only one lamp on them in there individual enclosures. I use the Solarglo 160w it has UVA & UVB. I set it up about 10 inches from their basking spot and get surface readings of 110.IMO, If I were you and I could do it all over again. I would setup multiple light fixtures for expansion but only install one light and add more as needed. It's good to have UVB but too much can be a bad thing as well.

 

[Josh]

I would probably add one light fixture on each side personally. That allows for some expansion and adjustment even though you dont need to use both at once.

 

[Debita]

Young bask at 80-100dg, subadults at 100-110dg, and adults should be at a minimum 115dg, but can go up to 130dg. I personally have my 4 yr old male at about 120-125dg. He's large, and seems to do well there. The higher you go, the harder it is to give them their cool area of around 70dg. I feel like I fought that for quite awhile when I first started. In the end, I put up a smaller enclosure of 5x3x3 for the cool area, where he just walks through a tunnel to go chill in. I'm finally happy with that!