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heatseeker872591
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 26/04/2009 : 10:54:31
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ok so i went to one of my nearest reptile shops the other day, basically to get blake a new, bigger heat mat as i thought he was outgrowing the 6" by 11" and struggling to coil up on it.
the owner told me that for a sub adult to adult sized corn, using a heat source from a bulb would be better, so i ended up buying a new 100watt bulb and a dimmer thermostat. and i got it all up and running now and it maintains temeperature alot better than my old thermostat which was just a basic temperature one that used to shut the heat source on and off ( and used to turn blakes viv into a disco set when i had the bulb plugged into it)
but im using a dimmer thermostat now and bulb all the way now, i just turn the temperature down 10 degrees F at night time.
one small concern i have tho - its probably nothing is that this thermostat makes a quiet humming/buzzing sound and i mean its a brand new thermostat and my old one didnt make that noise but that was a different type of thermostat altogether. lol |
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
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Posted - 26/04/2009 : 11:32:35
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| Im not sure about the buzzig sound. What type of bulb are you using? |
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heatseeker872591
Hatchling
United Kingdom
355 Posts |
Posted - 26/04/2009 : 11:36:13
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| its a 100watt bulb made from kromton lighting or something. but the sound isnt coming from the bulb its coming from the thermostat lol |
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
4428 Posts |
Posted - 26/04/2009 : 11:39:27
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| Is the bulb normal or a red bulb? (nothing to do with the buzzing) Having a normal (white light) bulb on at night wont be plesant for the snake. How are you heating it at night? |
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heatseeker872591
Hatchling
United Kingdom
355 Posts |
Posted - 26/04/2009 : 12:11:29
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| no ,its a red bulb. im still using the bulb at night aswell but i turn the thermostat down to 75F at night which makes the bulb go really dim so it dont affect me going to sleep neither does it affect blakes night time behaviour lol |
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
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Posted - 26/04/2009 : 12:18:37
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| Ahh ok, I didnt recognise the brand. I remeber reading about someone eleses dimmer humming on the dark side, im not sure why. |
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Posted - 26/04/2009 : 13:25:27
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| I have a dimmer stat on my beardies light, mine makes a humming as well i don't think its anything to worry about really, have you got a guard around your heat bulb? that would be my only worrie cause some times they like to coil around the lights, just a heads up incase. :) |
1.0 Bearded Dragon - Loki
0.1 Corn Snake - Smoo
1.1 Mexican Black King Snakes - Nameless |
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ari
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 26/04/2009 : 15:59:31
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| What's the best thermostat out there at the mo? Habistat pulse? |
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heatseeker872591
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 26/04/2009 : 16:14:14
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yeah mines a habistat, apparantley the best make out there. and yeah i have a heat guard around the bulb, it wasnt much use when i first bought it tho as he was still young and small and could still fit through the square holes lol so had to get my uncle to make me a special one until he got bigger lol
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