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Does my bearded dragon need heat at night?

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#1 ·
Hi
I have a 7/8 week old bearded dragon and was wondering should i put a heat source in his viv for night time his viv is around 19.7 to 20c during the night i have read /been told some different things
Thanks for any info
 
#2 ·
Most people will recommend a minimum of between 15-18 c. I honestly wouldn't worry at all, unless it gets below 15.

If you are worried, or fancy being prepped for colder temps in winter, you'll need a CHE, ceramic fitting and a stat. I believe a pulse stat is the preferred for CHE's, but I could have crossed wires.
 
#3 ·
No extra heat is needed for night, temps can drop to much lower out in the world than they would in our nice warm homes at night.
They're fine with and adapted to cold nights :)
 
#8 ·
Nope, not unless it gets really freezing cold say in winter. Might do then, but definitely not right now. I'd say though, most people have their heating on during the winter, we have ours on low all night because it does get icy in here, so I doubt even then you'd need heat at night. Unless you don't heat your house during the winter of course.