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Darkelf-Lola
Egg

United Kingdom
61 Posts
Posted - 15/04/2013 :  09:19:21  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I'm setting up my 1st wooden viv, & getting ready to move Lola across after she has fed tonight (& i've waited 48hrs). I am also picking up a lot of useful info from other peoples posts about moving their snakes into new homes. The only question I have on the subject is peoples opinions about changing to a ceramic heater in a wooden viv over a heat mat??
0.1.0 Amel (Lola)
1.1.0 Staffies (Tripp). (Xena)
0.0.3 African Land Snails

Darkelf-Lola
Egg

United Kingdom
61 Posts
Posted - 15/04/2013 :  09:34:55  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Also if I stay with the heat mat, the 1 I have already is under a third of the floor are of the viv, but the next size up is over half the floor area of the viv, opinions please??
0.1.0 Amel (Lola)
1.1.0 Staffies (Tripp). (Xena)
0.0.3 African Land Snails
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herriotfan
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
5853 Posts
Posted - 15/04/2013 :  10:26:19  Show Profile  Click to see herriotfan's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
I use a guarded bulb for my vivs.
They're used with a habistat dimming thermostat and digital thermometre.
Very easy and would recommend it.

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0.1.9 Tarantulas (Poppy, Gypsy, Bumble, Insey Winsey, Sonic, Cookie, Raven, Fudge, Titch & Sox)
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Mamma
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
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Posted - 15/04/2013 :  11:59:08  Show Profile  Visit Mamma's Homepage  Reply with Quote
I only use ceramics with Manson. Being a boa shes heavy bodied and risks burning on a mat (thermo-regulation differences). My corns are do well on mats. Its all about preference though


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Moppet
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
3315 Posts
Posted - 15/04/2013 :  17:34:45  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I use heat mats with my corns in their wooden vivs, just because then I don't have to bother with a guard and fitting it Working well so far for me.
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Okeetee Mick
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
2308 Posts
Posted - 15/04/2013 :  17:38:20  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Darkelf-Lola

I'm setting up my 1st wooden viv, & getting ready to move Lola across after she has fed tonight (& i've waited 48hrs). I am also picking up a lot of useful info from other peoples posts about moving their snakes into new homes. The only question I have on the subject is peoples opinions about changing to a ceramic heater in a wooden viv over a heat mat??

Not sure what size viv you have but a ceramic in a small viv will certainly bring the ambient up, a heat mat is just fine for corns.
0.1.0 Okeetee (Sookie) 0.1.0 Powder (Luna) 0.1.0 Bloodred (Arlene) 0.1.0 Caramel Stripe (Tara)
0.1.0 Ghost (Crystal) 0.1.0 Caramel (Jessica) 0.1.0 Lavender Stripe (Portia) 1.0.0 Platinum (Godric)
0.1.0 Thayers King (Lettie Mae) 0.1.0 Albino Blairs King (Lorena) 0.1.0 Russian Ratsnakes (Pam)
0.1.0 Korean Ratsnake (Katerina) 1.0.0 Russian Ratsnake (Lafayette)
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Darkelf-Lola
Egg

United Kingdom
61 Posts
Posted - 15/04/2013 :  18:22:36  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I have a Vivexotics 34" compact viv Mick, I have ordered a new 20w lucky reptile thermo mat, which should arrive tomorrow from Swell reptiles. :-)
0.1.0 Amel (Lola)
1.1.0 Staffies (Tripp). (Xena)
0.0.3 African Land Snails
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Okeetee Mick
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
2308 Posts
Posted - 15/04/2013 :  19:57:42  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Good choice, as said I found the ambient got too high when trying ceramics in my LX36 vivs. I now only use ceramics in my EX48 vivs for my carpet and in the near future my Russian Rat.
0.1.0 Okeetee (Sookie) 0.1.0 Powder (Luna) 0.1.0 Bloodred (Arlene) 0.1.0 Caramel Stripe (Tara)
0.1.0 Ghost (Crystal) 0.1.0 Caramel (Jessica) 0.1.0 Lavender Stripe (Portia) 1.0.0 Platinum (Godric)
0.1.0 Thayers King (Lettie Mae) 0.1.0 Albino Blairs King (Lorena) 0.1.0 Russian Ratsnakes (Pam)
0.1.0 Korean Ratsnake (Katerina) 1.0.0 Russian Ratsnake (Lafayette)
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