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| sullysteve |
Posted - 05/06/2010 : 13:58:30
I have recently bought a corn snake and i just want to make sure i keep the little guy healthy. With regards to the heat mat - is it adviseable to get a thermostat and also, i have read about corn snakes acidently comitting suicide by lying under the mat -so is it best to seal it down and if so what with?
Lighting.... i have bought a strip light from BNQ (the type that usually goes under kitchen cupboards) is this safe to use? as the one that the breader supplied gets very very hot.
Hope someone can advise me
Steve |
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| DannyBrown91 |
Posted - 06/06/2010 : 23:05:16
I have my therm probes in the corns fauns under the hide and rockies weighed down with some stones if that helps. |
| sullysteve |
Posted - 06/06/2010 : 22:15:27
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Originally posted by matty18714
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Originally posted by Matt_Brooks
As for positioning if its in a viv then place it inside the viv under your substrate. Then tape the thermostat probe to the mat, this way it will pick up any little fluctuations and correct it. Also with the probe directly on the mat it will never go above the set temperature. If its in a faun or a RUB like mine then place the mat under the faun/RUB and then put the tthermostat probe inside in the warm end hide were the snake will spend most of its time. make sure its placed under the substrate again.
I would avoid using tape inside a viv, if the snake touches it it can cause alot of problems.
If your using a viv, use aquarium selant to stick the probe to the mat, if you using a plastic tub, tape the stat probe directly to the mat on the outside.
So what do i do with the probes?...i have ordered 2 digital thermometers
Cheers |
| Sta~ple |
Posted - 05/06/2010 : 22:40:39
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Originally posted by sullysteve
DEALT!! just placed an order lol....thanks again....bloody snakes...costing me a fortune....i knew i should have bought a budgie!
Hahaha budgies are lovely, I miss mine although bthe make such a mess! And you can't have a normal telephone call XD
Once set-up costs are donw, snakes are very cheap to keep :) |
| sullysteve |
Posted - 05/06/2010 : 21:57:33
nice one ela!!! |
| elament |
Posted - 05/06/2010 : 21:00:57
Warm end around 27-30c (I have mine at 28) cold end around 21 ish (if you can in this heat lol) |
| sullysteve |
Posted - 05/06/2010 : 20:53:23
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Originally posted by elament
Its so annoying to hear of a shop giving such bum advice. It just leads to sick animals and dispondant owners wondering what they did wrong. The advice you have been given here is spot on but to add to it my tip is when you get your stat and digital thermometer attach the probes of each together with rubber bands (dont use tape for reasons already stated) and have both probes together laying flat in direct contact with the surface of the heatmat. That way you know exactly what temp the mat is pumping out and can regulate the stat far more accurately. Dont trust the dial on the thermostat as quite often they lie. Also when you position your probes on the surface of the mat make sure you fix them there with sealant or weigh them down in place with something heavy as if the snake moves them it can lead to the mat overheating.
Hope that helps
cheers
steve
thats cool, so what should set the temp too??? |
| elament |
Posted - 05/06/2010 : 19:14:10
Its so annoying to hear of a shop giving such bum advice. It just leads to sick animals and dispondant owners wondering what they did wrong. The advice you have been given here is spot on but to add to it my tip is when you get your stat and digital thermometer attach the probes of each together with rubber bands (dont use tape for reasons already stated) and have both probes together laying flat in direct contact with the surface of the heatmat. That way you know exactly what temp the mat is pumping out and can regulate the stat far more accurately. Dont trust the dial on the thermostat as quite often they lie. Also when you position your probes on the surface of the mat make sure you fix them there with sealant or weigh them down in place with something heavy as if the snake moves them it can lead to the mat overheating.
Hope that helps
cheers
steve |
| Matt_Brooks |
Posted - 05/06/2010 : 16:00:41
Thats exacly the one i have Sta~ple |
| sullysteve |
Posted - 05/06/2010 : 15:59:31
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Originally posted by Sta~ple
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Originally posted by sullysteve
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Originally posted by Sta~ple
Yes it will be fine. What type of thermoeter are you using? Unfortutaly, people why sell snakes always seem to say no mat needs a stat.
its one of them round plastic ones lol!
eep trust me, they are crap! I have used them and I find them hard to read and sometimes they read spot on, other times they are far off.
Myself and some other proplr use these ones
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DIGITAL-THERMOMETER-FAST-DISPATCH_W0QQitemZ230482351550QQihZ013QQcategoryZ93679QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m444QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DCRX%26its%3DC%252BS%26itu%3DSI%252BUA%252BLM%252BLA%26otn%3D5%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D8031903167875581280
Any didgital one should be fine though. Most of the digital ones on e-bay are cheaper than those round ones in petshops.
DEALT!! just placed an order lol....thanks again....bloody snakes...costing me a fortune....i knew i should have bought a budgie! |
| sullysteve |
Posted - 05/06/2010 : 15:56:00
i cant thank you guys enough....i was told by the breeder that i wouldnt need one!! |
| Sta~ple |
Posted - 05/06/2010 : 15:43:10
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Originally posted by sullysteve
quote:
Originally posted by Sta~ple
Yes it will be fine. What type of thermoeter are you using? Unfortutaly, people why sell snakes always seem to say no mat needs a stat.
its one of them round plastic ones lol!
eep trust me, they are crap! I have used them and I find them hard to read and sometimes they read spot on, other times they are far off.
Myself and some other proplr use these ones
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DIGITAL-THERMOMETER-FAST-DISPATCH_W0QQitemZ230482351550QQihZ013QQcategoryZ93679QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m444QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DCRX%26its%3DC%252BS%26itu%3DSI%252BUA%252BLM%252BLA%26otn%3D5%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D8031903167875581280
Any didgital one should be fine though. Most of the digital ones on e-bay are cheaper than those round ones in petshops. |
| matty18714 |
Posted - 05/06/2010 : 15:35:28
If a dial thermometer is saying 30*C on the mat, I would say it was closer to 40*C, so definatley turn it off. |
| Matt_Brooks |
Posted - 05/06/2010 : 15:34:01
Thats what ive got buddy and it works fine. Like Matty said unplug the mat and dont use it untill your stat arrives.
As for measuring temps mate try and get a digital thermometer as they are more accurate and the probe can be positioned exacly where you want to measure the temperature. Mine was about £3 of the bay. |
| matty18714 |
Posted - 05/06/2010 : 15:33:34
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Originally posted by sullysteve
by the way...matty, you said before that i could turn off the heat mat. would this be ok until wednesday as thats when this stat is due to arrive. nice one pal!
Should be fine, just dont feed it. I would make sure the snake is in a warm room. |
| sullysteve |
Posted - 05/06/2010 : 15:32:46
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Originally posted by Sta~ple
Yes it will be fine. What type of thermoeter are you using? Unfortutaly, people why sell snakes always seem to say no mat needs a stat.
its one of them round plastic ones lol! |
| sullysteve |
Posted - 05/06/2010 : 15:31:29
by the way...matty, you said before that i could turn off the heat mat. would this be ok until wednesday as thats when this stat is due to arrive. nice one pal! |
| Sta~ple |
Posted - 05/06/2010 : 15:30:53
Yes it will be fine. What type of thermoeter are you using? Unfortutaly, people why sell snakes always seem to say no mat needs a stat. |
| sullysteve |
Posted - 05/06/2010 : 15:19:06
ok guys, i just ordered a Habistat heat mat thermostat upto 100 watts.....from ebay £24.99....is this gonna be ok...hehe |
| sullysteve |
Posted - 05/06/2010 : 15:05:40
im measuring the temp with a thermo meter. on the mat its self its at 30 deg C and 5 inches above, its at 25 deg c |
| sullysteve |
Posted - 05/06/2010 : 15:03:43
i fed him on wednesday evening |
