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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 13/03/2009 : 17:10:36
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Can you post a pic of your set up. Is the tank plastic, glass or a wooden vivarium?
If a heatmat is covering the whole floor area it doesnt provide an area for the snakes to cool off. They need this because they cannot control their own body temperature.
If the tank is plastic or galss, just place the heat mat down on a table, then lift the tank and put it ontop of the mat so that one third of the floor will be heated. If its a wooden viv you should have no trouble finding the a mat of a suitable size. |
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hillzi
The Lost boy.
United Kingdom
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
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hillzi
The Lost boy.
United Kingdom
3984 Posts |
Posted - 13/03/2009 : 17:35:35
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theres my set-up matt. |
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
4428 Posts |
Posted - 13/03/2009 : 17:42:10
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| Ahh, its an exoterra. Is your heatmat inside it? What are the dimensions and how long are the snakes? |
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hillzi
The Lost boy.
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13/03/2009 : 17:46:06
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| yeah mat inside. 31x31x31. Just over 25 cm.the black thing on the log is my attempt at taming the my carolina. |
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
4428 Posts |
Posted - 13/03/2009 : 17:54:37
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| I would take the mat out, and put it underneath the tank so it covers one third of the floor. |
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hillzi
The Lost boy.
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13/03/2009 : 17:59:54
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| so would the heat go through the glass a substrate? underneath the viv, stupid question but outside the viv yeh? |
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
4428 Posts |
Posted - 13/03/2009 : 18:07:55
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The heat will still go through, but you might have to make the layer of substrate thinner. The problem is though, without a thermomter you can check it.
Take the mat outside, and put it underneath the tank so that it covers one third of the floor space. Check with you hand that it feels slighly warm ontop of the substrate after. |
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ruxpin64
Egg
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13/03/2009 : 18:08:03
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| yeah it will but you would need to tape it to the glass underneath, i have an exo-terra and it works fine underneath. |
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hillzi
The Lost boy.
United Kingdom
3984 Posts |
Posted - 13/03/2009 : 18:32:35
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| ok then thanks guys :) will do this when i move house in about 3 weeks the snakes lasted on the mat for 2 years. 3 weeks wont hurt then i have more space when i move house |
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
4428 Posts |
Posted - 13/03/2009 : 18:54:30
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Originally posted by hillzi
ok then thanks guys :) will do this when i move house in about 3 weeks the snakes lasted on the mat for 2 years. 3 weeks wont hurt then i have more space when i move house
It will take 30mins, and could potentialy save the lives of your snakes, if it was me I would be changing it asap. It wont take up any more space as the mat will only be underneath. |
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hillzi
The Lost boy.
United Kingdom
3984 Posts |
Posted - 13/03/2009 : 20:10:57
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| or potentially kill them if it doesnt work :| |
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hillzi
The Lost boy.
United Kingdom
3984 Posts |
Posted - 13/03/2009 : 20:13:58
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job done. hope it works it feels quite colder now :/
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hillzi
The Lost boy.
United Kingdom
3984 Posts |
Posted - 13/03/2009 : 20:25:31
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| having bad thoughts about that move, the catch on the top on my viv the one in the bottom left corner is rather wobbly and when pushed from below opens quite a gap... ideas? |
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
4428 Posts |
Posted - 13/03/2009 : 21:36:13
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Originally posted by hillzi
job done. hope it works it feels quite colder now :/
As you have nothing to measure the temp with (or maintain it), you cant assume its right or wrong.
Whats loose? You mean the little cable holes? |
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hillzi
The Lost boy.
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13/03/2009 : 21:46:17
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| no theres like 4 clips clipped a grill over the top of it, one clip is lose. |
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