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magpie
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 06/10/2011 : 10:04:43
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Well, my thermostat arrived in the post yesterday, so I thought I'd have a go at setting up my faun  , and I think I spent almost the entire afternoon fiddling with the temperatures trying to get them right!
Currently, the high end is reading between 29 & 29.5C... is this okay? Different sources seem to advise all kinds of different temperatures so I'm getting a bit confused! And yesterday the low end was reading a nice 21C, but this morning I've woken up to find it's dropped to 17C. I take it this is too low, so how do I stop this from happening? Would some insulation help (like putting the faun on a polystyrene base, perhaps)? |
No snake yet :(
200L tank with 2 goldfish, 1 bristlenose plec & 8 wcm minnows
70L tank with 6 green neons, 4 khuli loaches & numerous cherry shrimp |
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Simmy_82
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06/10/2011 : 10:25:58
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| Yeah that high temp is fine. Its what mine peaks at. The cool end is not as much of a problem. Tho the only way to have that end warmer is the room temperature really. So i wouldnt worry too much about it. The room mine is in is a similar temp and had no problems. |
 
0.1.0 - Cat - Tallulah
0.0.1 - Carolina Corn Snake - Lilith |
Edited by - Simmy_82 on 06/10/2011 13:08:27 |
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eeji
The Morph Master
United Kingdom
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Kehhlyr
ǝʞɐɔ sǝʌoן
United Kingdom
8173 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2011 : 13:06:16
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As what simmy says, the cool end will usually be around the same temp as the room it's in. Generally when the snake learns that there's a nice warm comfy area and a cooler area, they will move about between the 2 at their own leisure.
I had cool end temps in my vivs of 8c last summer, I and I'd like to think that the snakes enjoyed having somewhere to chill from the heat we were having. |
-=Kehhlyr - The Resident Loon
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magpie
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
8 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2011 : 13:21:04
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Awesome, thanks guys
I've nudged the thermostat down a teeny bit so it's closer to 28C now. I think I might be ready to start looking for a snake! |
No snake yet :(
200L tank with 2 goldfish, 1 bristlenose plec & 8 wcm minnows
70L tank with 6 green neons, 4 khuli loaches & numerous cherry shrimp |
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Simmy_82
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1272 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2011 : 13:23:13
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Happy hunting  |
0.1.0 - Cat - Tallulah
0.0.1 - Carolina Corn Snake - Lilith |
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ga-rat
Egg
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06/10/2011 : 16:30:50
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| Good luck finding your new snake friend.. |
0.1.0 Creamsicle Corn Snake = TANGEE
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Another newbie question about temperatures!
