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lee100
Egg

United Kingdom
77 Posts
Posted - 28/07/2013 :  15:07:01  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
hi all my tempreature is 33c 90 degrees on the hot side will that be ok i hav me heat mat on polystyrene and me plastic viv on top of it could the polystyrene be making more heat and should i but me heat mat on a tea towel instead

lee100
Egg

United Kingdom
77 Posts
Posted - 28/07/2013 :  15:24:14  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
93 degrees sorry
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ScaryVonHayleystine
Sub Adult

United Kingdom
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Posted - 28/07/2013 :  15:44:32  Show Profile  Visit ScaryVonHayleystine's Homepage  Click to see ScaryVonHayleystine's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
i tend to aim for 27-29 degrees C on the hot side. 30 degrees tends to be maximum for a corn.
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yalovit
Hatchling

United Kingdom
199 Posts
Posted - 28/07/2013 :  17:02:48  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
as Hayley said. 33 is a bit warm.mine is 28 c and the snake is doing just fine
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lee100
Egg

United Kingdom
77 Posts
Posted - 28/07/2013 :  17:10:22  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
thanks guys for help guna raise tank a bit
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yalovit
Hatchling

United Kingdom
199 Posts
Posted - 28/07/2013 :  17:12:38  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
lee do you have a thermostat?
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lee100
Egg

United Kingdom
77 Posts
Posted - 28/07/2013 :  17:56:06  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
no i do not hav one
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yalovit
Hatchling

United Kingdom
199 Posts
Posted - 28/07/2013 :  17:57:58  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
you need a thermostat to regulate the heat or you risk cooking snakey
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lee100
Egg

United Kingdom
77 Posts
Posted - 28/07/2013 :  18:02:15  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
funny how the shops when selling do not tell u this
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yalovit
Hatchling

United Kingdom
199 Posts
Posted - 28/07/2013 :  18:05:33  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
any good shop should tell you this but unfortunately some don't know there **** from there elbow.
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lee100
Egg

United Kingdom
77 Posts
Posted - 28/07/2013 :  18:08:59  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
i have raised the tank a inch with some little squre bits of wood will wood b ok on heat mat
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yalovit
Hatchling

United Kingdom
199 Posts
Posted - 28/07/2013 :  18:11:33  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
wood will be ok on mat,but I hope this is only a temporary thing till you get a thermostat
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lee100
Egg

United Kingdom
77 Posts
Posted - 28/07/2013 :  18:17:23  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
yes guna invest in one this week look about 2morrow
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yalovit
Hatchling

United Kingdom
199 Posts
Posted - 28/07/2013 :  18:19:14  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
good for you.youll have a much happier snake
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lee100
Egg

United Kingdom
77 Posts
Posted - 28/07/2013 :  18:21:20  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
ok thanks for help
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yalovit
Hatchling

United Kingdom
199 Posts
Posted - 28/07/2013 :  18:21:53  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
no problem
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