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harrythesnake
Snake Mite
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 Posted - 09/12/2012 : 19:22:34
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my snake does not have a lot of heat,i have always used heat mats,would i be better with a basking lamp?which kind of lamps are best?any advice would be appreciated,thanks  |
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Gaz_1989
Yearling
United Kingdom
931 Posts |
Posted - 09/12/2012 : 19:27:50
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What do you mean? He doesnt have a lot of heat?
Ive always used mats with no problems at all. |
0.0.1 CB15 Amel Corn - Billy
1.0.0 CB16 Brazilian Rainbow Boa - Hunter |
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lupi lou
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3670 Posts |
Posted - 09/12/2012 : 21:00:12
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| a heatmat running at 28oc isn't going to feel warm to us as we run at a higher temparature, also heat mats don't heat the air so the viv won't feel warm. how do you have your heat mat set up? |
 
1.0.1 Corns
0.1.0 Dog: springer
1.0.0 Horse
0.4.0 Gerbils
2.2.0 Leopard gecko
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harrythesnake
Snake Mite
2 Posts |
Posted - 09/12/2012 : 23:27:44
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| i have a thermometer at the top of my tank which reads 60F when the central heating isnt on,the heat mat is placed at the bottom of the tank,would it be worth moving the heat mat? |
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a33272
our battery charger
United Kingdom
3063 Posts |
Posted - 09/12/2012 : 23:38:09
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| U need to be measuring the temperature directly on the bottom of the tank to start and ideally with a digital thermometer. Is the mat on a thermostat |
    
0.1.0 creamsicle corn-Marmalade
1.0.0 jungle carpet python-Bumble
1.0.0 corn Casper
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gmac
The Scottish Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 09/12/2012 : 23:39:47
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can you describe how your tank is setup for the heating, ie mat, stat, thermometer location, stat probe location and what kind of viv it is.
Although the thermometer at the top of the viv is no use, needs to be on the substrate over the mat |
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