Reptile Husbandry Record
Record the parameters you are actually achieving against the ones you are aiming for, which is the difference between keeping a reptile and hoping.
XP-01 2 pages
Exotic and small pets · XP-03
Vivarium Temperature and Humidity Log
A free printable vivarium log — twice-daily warm end, cool end and humidity readings against your own targets, with the equipment recorded.
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One page. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.
Print it and write on it
Fill it in type and save
The fillable versions have real form fields — open them in any PDF reader, type into them and save. Printing help.
What this sheet is for
Build a record of what the enclosure is actually doing across a day and a season, rather than the one reading you happened to glance at.
Who it is for
Anyone keeping a species with controlled heating, lighting or humidity.
How to use it
- Record the type and position of your thermometer and hygrometer.
- Take morning and evening readings — the difference matters.
- Note the room temperature; it explains most seasonal drift.
- Record when the UVB was fitted and when it is due for replacement.
What is on the sheet
One page, top to bottom:
Printed under the title: Twice-daily readings at animal level, against the target you set, with the equipment that produced them recorded.
Measure at the animal, not at the glass. No target figures are printed. What this sheet insists on instead is that you write down where yours came from and what you measured with — a dial thermometer stuck to the glass and a probe at basking height will disagree by a great deal, and only one of them is telling you about the animal.
Write-on lines: Species · Enclosure · Targets and their source · Thermometer type and position · Hygrometer type · Thermostat
Table, 12 rows: Date · AM warm · AM cool · AM RH · PM warm · PM cool · PM RH · Room temp · Action taken
Write-on lines: UVB fitted on · Due for replacement · Checked by
Questions
Why record room temperature as well?
Because a setup that holds its gradient in summer often fails in a cold room in January, and the drift is gradual enough that nobody notices without a record.
How often should UVB be replaced?
The manufacturer states it, and it differs by lamp type — output falls long before the lamp stops looking lit, which is why the date matters more than the appearance.
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