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Posted - 17/08/2009 : 18:41:50
In my new custom DIY viv (36x24x24) what size heatmat should I go for because it's hard to find one that is 12x12 which I thought would be the ideal size? |
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| Stumpy |
Posted - 18/08/2009 : 13:29:07
Habistat recommend a 23" x11" 28 watt mat for a viv between 36" x12" x12" and 48" x 12" x 12". |
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Posted - 18/08/2009 : 12:56:20
yeah i will have vinyl over it thats what i do for my leos. I aint got my corn in there yet hes still too small lol. |
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Posted - 18/08/2009 : 12:02:49
No, polystyrene is a good insulator - that's why they transport human organs in it 
A layer of polystyrene then a layer of baconfoil to help reflect the heat back is ideal... |
| Chimp276 |
Posted - 18/08/2009 : 11:20:48
quote:
Originally posted by Stumpy
I bought a Perfecto Viv ( Jon Cootes ) advanced range.
It came complete with everything and it had an 11" x 11" Heat mat. They tell you to put it on a polystyrene base which is shaped to handle the block, this is so the heat is directed into the Viv.
But surely the polystyrene will absorb just as much heat as the wood would do! |
| Stumpy |
Posted - 17/08/2009 : 23:36:41
I bought a Perfecto Viv ( Jon Cootes ) advanced range.
It came complete with everything and it had an 11" x 11" Heat mat. They tell you to put it on a polystyrene base which is shaped to handle the block, this is so the heat is directed into the Viv. |
| Chimp276 |
Posted - 17/08/2009 : 20:21:54
Yeah 11x11 is wat i got, that should b great! |
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Posted - 17/08/2009 : 20:18:50
i have a 11x11 in one of my corns vivs, and it is fine, she rarely uses it though, prefers to be under her water bowl.. |
| hillzi |
Posted - 17/08/2009 : 19:48:05
I think the heatmat is better smaller, then the snake has a big space he can go to get away from the heat if he needs to.
if its bigger then he has less space to cool off in and may get stressed.
the general rules is that heatmats cover 1/3rd of the floorspace, but it doesn't have to be EXACTLY a 1/3rd, not to nearest mm. 
Btw; have you got a piece of lyno over the mat, taking it that the heatmats IN the viv? |
| SexyBear77 |
Posted - 17/08/2009 : 18:54:54
should be fine, my mat doesnt quite reach either side of my hot end. |
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Posted - 17/08/2009 : 18:43:55
I can get 11x11 |
