Bearded Dragon and Ackie overnight temps question

[Grunter023]

I am currently housing two of my beardies through winter in my shed and also a pair of Ackies all year round. As the temps in winter get quite low overnight I was wondering what temps I should have a ceramic heater emitter set at on a thermostat for my Beardies and also my Ackies so they don't freeze overnight? Temps can get into the minus here through winter. Any advise would be appreciated.

 

[zan777]

hey mate, this info is taken from volume 3, issue 1 of "Reptiles Australia" which i find to be a pretty reliable source :

it gives the minimum night temps as the following for acckies:
Jul-Sept - 20
Oct- Dec - 30
Dec- Mar - 30 decrease to 25
Apr -Jun - 15

hope this helps

Zan

 

[Grunter023]

That's great - thanks Zan. That has the Ackies covered. Beardies to go

 

[Chicken]

umm beardies can go to a quite low temp over night, i wouldn't let them fall below 10c i would say.

 

[zan777]

No worries Grunter.

as for beardies we get eastern beardies were i am and it can get close to zero if its realy bad, so id be with rookie saying around 10 would be sufficient, although no factual support behind that answer

 

[Chicken]

actually good point, do you have centrals or Easterns? Easterns can stand lower temps than centrals.

 

[Wally]

None of my adult Central Bearded Dragons are heated at night. Temps get to as low as zero where I am and are in the low single digits most winter nights. I enjoy seeing my Dragons awake from brumation when the weather changes.

 

[Australis]

actually good point, do you have centrals or Easterns? Easterns can stand lower temps than centrals.

Its typically much colder at night within the range of Centrals.

 

[Chicken]

oh really? i stand corrected lol its just i would think because easterns live a lot more east it would be cold for them were as centrals life out more western.

 

[Wally]

I have slept outside on the Woomera rocket range in SA in July and I still think it was the coldest experience of my life, even after spending plenty of time in the Vic Alps.

 

[Grunter023]

Mine are Centrals.

 

[James..94]

My adult centrals live outside pretty much permanently and they just cop whatever the weather throws at them.

 

[Bushfire]

Normally I wouldn't heat either of those species at night but if you live in an area which generally receives prolonged periods of single figure temps inside their cage ie. a number of weeks then it could be worthwhile providing some night heat just to take the chill out of the air. They could survive the low temps in short bouts but over longer periods you are increasing the risk of colds setting in. Its a risk management thing.

When I lived in Cooma, over night temps inside during winter very regularly reached low single figures. So for the middle month I provided night temps of 10 - 15oC just to make life a little more bearable for them.