Is this okay?

[Azu]

So im a new BTS owner and ive been doing lots of research, my bts is very skittish as hes a baby. He has been burrowed for 2 days now and was wondering if that was normal? Hes a halmahera in a 55 gallon enclosure >.>. pls help.

[mb606587]

Yes it's normal. What are your temperatures and has it eaten anything yet?

[Azu]

tepature is 75 on the cool side where he has been hiding, he ate some meal worms then went to borrow, hasnt come out sense

[mb606587]

Basking temperature?

[Azu]

idk the exact tempature but i put a slate rock with a uva light

[mb606587]

Ok well as I said its normal behavior for a new skink. However if the basking temperature isn't hot enough, that can also cause lethargy. So it'll be a good idea to find a thermometer to measure. Temperature guns and probed thermometers work best. Basking temperatures between 110 and 120 are ideal for Halmaheras

[Azu]

it seems to be around 85 degrees in the basking spot, the room it is in is fairly cold and i cant move him to another. Do you have any recommendations for it to heat up, heres a pic of the enclosure.

[kingofnobbys]

You might try
1) buying some polystyrene sheets about 1/2 inch thick and placing these on the outside of the back and end/sides of the tank, this will increase the insulation of the tank considerable over that of bare glass .
( Glass sheet is very poor as a thermal insulator , is more a heat sink than an insulator , dues heat through it
glass k value is 0.96 w/(m.K)
expanded styrofoam k value is 0.033 W/(m⋅K).
so it can be seen for the same thickness , SSF is 960/33 better an insulator. )
2) a ceramic heat element positioned in the cool zone will bump up the tank temperature .

[Azu]

You might try
1) buying some polystyrene sheets about 1/2 inch thick and placing these on the outside of the back and end/sides of the tank, this will increase the insulation of the tank considerable over that of bare glass .
( Glass sheet is very poor as a thermal insulator , is more a heat sink than an insulator , dues heat through it
glass k value is 0.96 w/(m.K)
expanded styrofoam k value is 0.033 W/(m⋅K).
so it can be seen for the same thickness , SSF is 960/33 better an insulator. )
2) a ceramic heat element positioned in the cool zone will bump up the tank temperature .

ok thank you, i will try those and see if it bumps up the heat.

[splashy07]

If you are going to be using a CHE make sure you carefully monitor humidity. They tend to dry up the air rather quickly.