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Andy1211
Egg
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 08/07/2011 : 10:32:44
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| so im kinda new to whole snake world sorta thing anyway cleaned cornflake out so pick her up to put into another carry container :P she feels so cold freezing tbh heat mats working not sure of temp as me thermostat blew last nite and no longer working |
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a33272
our battery charger
United Kingdom
3063 Posts |
Posted - 08/07/2011 : 12:20:22
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| havnt you got a thermometer on the mat??? if ya stat blew an u know the mat is working im uessing you got the mat plugged into the mains?? |
    
0.1.0 creamsicle corn-Marmalade
1.0.0 jungle carpet python-Bumble
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Andy1211
Egg
United Kingdom
61 Posts |
Posted - 08/07/2011 : 12:22:37
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| yea mats working fin just seems shes always on the cool side |
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a33272
our battery charger
United Kingdom
3063 Posts |
Posted - 08/07/2011 : 12:26:53
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is the mat plugged into the mains un stated though andy?
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0.1.0 creamsicle corn-Marmalade
1.0.0 jungle carpet python-Bumble
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Andy1211
Egg
United Kingdom
61 Posts |
Posted - 08/07/2011 : 12:51:48
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ye straight into the mains just no stat atm
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ntbryenton-rochard
Hatchling
165 Posts |
Posted - 08/07/2011 : 13:03:06
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| I think that a stat is a must. I have seen pics where an unstated mat has burnt right through a plasic viv, imaging what that could do to a snake! I don't know how cold your snake is but mine allways feel pretty cold when he has been in the cold hide for a while. |
 
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Andy1211
Egg
United Kingdom
61 Posts |
Posted - 08/07/2011 : 13:15:52
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aye just got back from local store has no stats in stock at all so online order it is :P
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a33272
our battery charger
United Kingdom
3063 Posts |
Posted - 08/07/2011 : 13:24:42
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| if ya snake hasnt been feed for a few days unplug the mat |
0.1.0 creamsicle corn-Marmalade
1.0.0 jungle carpet python-Bumble
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lotabob
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
4334 Posts |
Posted - 08/07/2011 : 14:47:39
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tordyjo
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2036 Posts |
Posted - 08/07/2011 : 17:53:10
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| a snake will always feel a little cold to us as our normal body temp is around 36.5, there's is lower than this, they're cold blooded thats why they need the heat products |
 Lilly Crystal Harry
1.2.0 corns, 1.1.0 cats tropical guppies who continually breed
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eeji
The Morph Master
United Kingdom
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kabigat
Egg
United Kingdom
66 Posts |
Posted - 09/07/2011 : 09:23:58
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Just looked at the link to the news article about the burnt snake and one of the things that gets on my nerves is so called experts in pet shops that sell "complete" set ups that don't come with a stat for the heat mat.
There is one shop that I know of that sells set ups with both a heat lamp and mat with no stat or bulb gaurd and they claim to specialise in reptiles!
Sorry for the rant but there you go.
There are lots of words I wanted to use but it would not have got past the powers that be and I would probably get kicked off the forum.lol |
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jonnyc1988
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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Posted - 09/07/2011 : 11:31:31
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| OMG that BBC article is awful. Ive seen posts of burnt snakes on here before but nothing that bad. Stats are definitely a must have. They arent even expensive!!! as for lighting, im gonna stick to LEDs, I know you can get cages to fit around bulbs, but LEDs seem a lot safer as they dont get hot. Back on the topic though, i wouldnt worry about your snake feeling cold, as long as there is somewhere warm in the viv, the snake is perfectly capable of regulating its own temperature. The snakes only need the heat to digest food. |
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tordyjo
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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Posted - 09/07/2011 : 11:39:36
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| OMG that poor snake, i personally don't use heat lamps as can't see the need for them when i use a heat mat with stat and thermometer so i can manage the actually temperature and not presumed from the stat, i have LED lights from grr i hate to say this places name 'pets at home' they're actually designed for fish tanks but light up the viv perfectly, if i wish to see him at night |
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1.2.0 corns, 1.1.0 cats tropical guppies who continually breed
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