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Zee94
Egg
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 Posted - 16/03/2012 : 19:40:17
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| Is 20 degrees on the hot side and around 16 - 17 degrees on the cool side ok for a snake? just got mine today |
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Georgina
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2382 Posts |
Posted - 16/03/2012 : 19:53:46
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| needs to be between 26 and 29 on the hot side, that will bring the cool temp up a couple aswel. |
1.0 western hognose (hero)
1.0 phantom reverse pin dal brindle crested gecko (goyle)
0.2 red dal red harly (sprite) 99% full pin Harley crested gecko (TuLong)
0.0.3 miomantis paykullii
0.0.3 Bombina orientalis (oriental fire bellied toad)
0.3 fancy mice (snap, crackle and pop)
1.0 yorkshire terrier (jasper)
2.1 cats (echo, shadow and pokey) |
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ScalySituation
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5292 Posts |
Posted - 16/03/2012 : 19:55:00
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| not really, you want the hot end at 28 ish |
1.0.0 Butter motley corn (Sheldon)
0.1.0 Caramel Corn (Maggie)
0.1.0 Caramel motley corn (Echo)
1.0.0 Cat (Angus)
1 mealworm colony
RIP Skye x
Sleep well Sonny, Mummy loves you xx
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Zee94
Egg
74 Posts |
Posted - 16/03/2012 : 19:56:13
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| how do i regulate the temp on the heat mat? i have 2 thermometers one on the hot side one on the cold but no habistat. |
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ScalySituation
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5292 Posts |
Posted - 16/03/2012 : 20:00:05
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| you really do need a stat, snakeys can get severe burns as well as low funny temps |
1.0.0 Butter motley corn (Sheldon)
0.1.0 Caramel Corn (Maggie)
0.1.0 Caramel motley corn (Echo)
1.0.0 Cat (Angus)
1 mealworm colony
RIP Skye x
Sleep well Sonny, Mummy loves you xx
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Zee94
Egg
74 Posts |
Posted - 16/03/2012 : 20:05:21
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| okay will get it 2mro, will i be able to regulate the temp on the heatmat ie turn the temp up and down with the stat? |
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Georgina
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2382 Posts |
Posted - 16/03/2012 : 20:06:06
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| yes, turn the mat off for now. x |
1.0 western hognose (hero)
1.0 phantom reverse pin dal brindle crested gecko (goyle)
0.2 red dal red harly (sprite) 99% full pin Harley crested gecko (TuLong)
0.0.3 miomantis paykullii
0.0.3 Bombina orientalis (oriental fire bellied toad)
0.3 fancy mice (snap, crackle and pop)
1.0 yorkshire terrier (jasper)
2.1 cats (echo, shadow and pokey) |
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Zee94
Egg
74 Posts |
Posted - 16/03/2012 : 20:13:23
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| will do thanks :) |
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Auld Baldy
Ikea's Pimp
United Kingdom
1619 Posts |
Posted - 16/03/2012 : 22:19:14
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You need to check the set up and thermometer positions. A Stat will not make the mat get any warmer, it only conrols the minimum and maximum range.
What set up do you have?
Viv or RUB size.
Size of mat and placement. Inside or outside.
What type of thermometer do you have and where are you measuring the temps from.
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0.0.1: Carolina Normal: Wee Woody
0.0.1: Grey Rat Snake: Mirkey
0.0.1: Amel Corn: Blaze
1.0.0: Carpet Python: Vambo
0.0.1: MBK: Fester
0.0.1: Florida King Snake : Rattler (Rattle & Hum)
0.0.1. California King Snake: El Diablo Diego
0.2.0 Tarantulas : Ermintrude & Euphemia. |
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110 Posts |
Posted - 16/03/2012 : 23:44:55
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Originally posted by Auld Baldy
You need to check the set up and thermometer positions. A Stat will not make the mat get any warmer, it only conrols the minimum and maximum range.
What set up do you have?
Viv or RUB size.
Size of mat and placement. Inside or outside.
What type of thermometer do you have and where are you measuring the temps from.
Was just about to ask the same also is it plastic,wood or glass as this will make a difference to the placement of the mat.
If its made of plastic or glass it needs to go under the viv/rub but if it's made of wood its needs to go inside the viv.
The probe for the stat needs to be in contact with the heat mat in order for it to regulate the heat .
Theres a sticky some where showing you the correct placement etc
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Zee94
Egg
74 Posts |
Posted - 18/03/2012 : 22:04:15
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| Its a plastic RUB the mat is underneath and the thermostat is in contact with the heat mat |
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nickyff
Yearling
507 Posts |
Posted - 18/03/2012 : 23:51:35
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if the thermometer is a dial kind, then stick it in the cool end where its not so important to be accurate. they are notoriously unreliable. get a digital thermometer to have a better idea of the actual temp yr heatmat is reaching. i think that seapets or surreypets or swell reptiles are the cheapest. should be about a fiver or so. these sites are also good for cheap thermostats.
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and you thought there was no such thing as a stupid question....
1.2.0 corns: captain haddock, sharon the tiddler and Darling Debbie. plus 0.2.0 cali kings: spot and Numpty... not forgetting the delightful Miss Lovely-Gonzalez-La-Poop apricot pueblan milk snake, and we all miss the Lodger who thought he was a cobra....
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Zee94
Egg
74 Posts |
Posted - 19/03/2012 : 19:52:54
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| thanks nicky! :) |
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nickyff
Yearling
507 Posts |
Posted - 19/03/2012 : 20:50:10
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no probs- another quick pointer- get the thermostat probe and thermometer probe and strap them together with a rubber band, (NOT sticky tape-V V dangerous to snakey) and make sure both are on the surface of the heatmat- then you can read the thermometer for an idea of actual temp and adjust the stat accordingly
-above is when mat is inside a wooden viv. if using a rub/faun, I think you put the stat on the mat underneath but the thermometer probe inside the faun, but you might want to check that with s one else cos I only have wooden vivs, so not entirely sure on that one.
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and you thought there was no such thing as a stupid question....
1.2.0 corns: captain haddock, sharon the tiddler and Darling Debbie. plus 0.2.0 cali kings: spot and Numpty... not forgetting the delightful Miss Lovely-Gonzalez-La-Poop apricot pueblan milk snake, and we all miss the Lodger who thought he was a cobra....
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Katie.Dublin
Sub Adult
Ireland
1560 Posts |
Posted - 20/03/2012 : 09:31:39
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Originally posted by Toggsy
quote:
Originally posted by Auld Baldy
You need to check the set up and thermometer positions. A Stat will not make the mat get any warmer, it only conrols the minimum and maximum range.
What set up do you have?
Viv or RUB size.
Size of mat and placement. Inside or outside.
What type of thermometer do you have and where are you measuring the temps from.
Was just about to ask the same also is it plastic,wood or glass as this will make a difference to the placement of the mat.
If its made of plastic or glass it needs to go under the viv/rub but if it's made of wood its needs to go inside the viv.
The probe for the stat needs to be in contact with the heat mat in order for it to regulate the heat .
Theres a sticky some where showing you the correct placement etc
Not necessarily, I have heat mats inside exo terras (glass) |
     
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