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Posted - 15/08/2008 :  18:22:42  Show Profile
I used to keep corn snakes years ago and always had a uv light and mat on a stat.
Well we "aquired" a baby corn yest and he is on a mat with a stat but we need to set up a new viv soon. I wanted to know is it compulsary to have a uv or can we just used a caged bulb?

Baby gordon not george (carolina cornsnake)
Stumpy (bearded dragon)
Max and twinkles (cats)Thomas (toad)
Texas (Texas rat snake)

matty18714
The Count of Corniness

United Kingdom
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Posted - 15/08/2008 :  18:29:36  Show Profile
The snake will be fine with just a mat, the only reason many people have lights is to see in and tell the snake if tis day or night.

Edit = welcome to the forum by the way
Edited by - matty18714 on 15/08/2008 18:30:08
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Posted - 15/08/2008 :  18:33:21  Show Profile
Thanks for the quick reply Matt. Keeps the cost down too. Will go get a bulb and cage tomorrow for veiwing purposes.

Baby gordon not george (carolina cornsnake)
Stumpy (bearded dragon)
Max and twinkles (cats)Thomas (toad)
Texas (Texas rat snake)
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Blackecho
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Posted - 15/08/2008 :  18:50:57  Show Profile  Click to see Blackecho's MSN Messenger address  Send Blackecho a Yahoo! Message
They don't need UV. As Matt says the matt will be fine. Also, if you get a low watt energy saving bulb it should produce enough heat to require a guard?


www.theroyalpython.co.uk/forum

Location: Rotherham
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saddleninja
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Posted - 15/08/2008 :  23:16:34  Show Profile  Click to see saddleninja's MSN Messenger address  Send saddleninja a Yahoo! Message
no need for uv, a display light is fine
1 amel
1 okeette
2 normals
1 rosy rat x
3 royals

1 cali king
1 publean milk
1 yemen chameleon
2 orange spotted agamas
1 colombian rainbow boa
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dazb
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Posted - 16/08/2008 :  12:07:54  Show Profile
i have small coloured pigmy lamps (bulbs go in the ground) so they dot need a guard.
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Posted - 16/08/2008 :  14:21:06  Show Profile
i've just set up a new viv for cecil and used a red aquatic lamp, four led,s so it don't get hot and looks cool at night.
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Blackecho
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Posted - 16/08/2008 :  14:45:40  Show Profile  Click to see Blackecho's MSN Messenger address  Send Blackecho a Yahoo! Message
Ooh, sounds good, show me, show me!


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matty18714
The Count of Corniness

United Kingdom
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Posted - 16/08/2008 :  15:28:20  Show Profile
Like a kiddie in a sweet shop..
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Posted - 16/08/2008 :  16:28:22  Show Profile
will try and get some pics up soon, had to take them on my mobile coz the flash kept coming on with the camera and lit up the whole room.
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Posted - 17/08/2008 :  19:53:36  Show Profile
got some pics up, they are on my thread for my new viv.
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