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AngelX
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 12/06/2010 : 20:51:19
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Haha! Nice one Fal! Good luck with the Lizard! LOL!  |
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flyinglime
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13/06/2010 : 00:30:14
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| I recently changed the fitting in my viv from a bayonet to a screw fit as the bulbs are becoming harder to get hold of. I have now got a ceramic fitting (I had to adapt it slightly to fit the cage on) which is a lot better than the plastic one as it doesn't get to hot, burn, harden and crack. I use an infra-red heat spot lamp 35-50 Watts (for my 1m viv) that stays on all the time, giving a reddish glow. If you use a reflector one then you need to turn them off at 'night' so the viv doesn't overheat. Definitely need a cage, as the snakes like to explore...especially if the bulb isn't hot enough. I sure sign I used to get was Mutley wrapping herself around the top of the cage in the gap below the 'ceiling'. I would also make sure that the wires are taught and held properly with fittings so that your little snakey friend doesn't hang on them and put tension on the wires. With heat mats, can be a problem putting them underneath the viv as if it's wooden it won't transfer properly, and I heard you shouldn't put them inside (but I could be wrong, I have always used bulbs - I would be interested to know if that's true or not). |
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Posted - 13/06/2010 : 11:24:30
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| My snake came with a light built into the tank, and a heat mat, and I've had them both on since the first day I got him. But the other day the bulb in the light broke, and his behaviour is slightly different, is there anything to worry about? And is the light that important? |
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Fal
Hatchling
United Kingdom
245 Posts |
Posted - 13/06/2010 : 19:46:12
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Either name really. Fal was something I used to use on an online game and it stuck, whenever I go on anything computer related I use it. My real name is Jonathan, but I get called Jon a lot.. as well as Jonny, Jonboy (fave with my mates lol), Jonlad, Jonno.. and probably names I shouldn't put on here lol
I have always worried about normal bulbs shattering :/ our Bearded Dragon has a ceramic and a energy saver for white light as I thought at such low wattage they're less likely to 'pop', but in Bella's viv it'll be a mat and LED as mentioned above me thinks. |
Corn Snake - Bella. Bearded Dragon - Draco. Leopard Gecko - Mojo. Cat - Neo. In our family we also have: Cali King Snake, Spiny Flower Mantis (RIP), African Lined Mantis (RIP), Ghost Mantis (RIP), four Hermit Crabs, a Budgy and a Dog - Mystie... oh and a YAMAHA YZF-R1 but she's feeling a bit neglected at the moment :( |
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Kellog
the nice one
United Kingdom
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Posted - 14/06/2010 : 04:17:10
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Thanks Jon. I do prefer to use real names when chatting to some one, but know that often they put their 'proper' name on their profile rather than what they are really called. Am tempted to call you Jonboy  but will stick with Jon (as long as I remember, which is unlikely knowing my memory  ).
Your talking about a bulb shattering reminded me of this thread, poor BTD - http://www.thecornsnake.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=7231
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Originally posted by flyinglime
........With heat mats, can be a problem putting them underneath the viv as if it's wooden it won't transfer properly, and I heard you shouldn't put them inside (but I could be wrong, I have always used bulbs - I would be interested to know if that's true or not).
When using heatmats you put them underneath for plastic and glass fauns/vivs and inside for wooden vivs. If you have a wooden viv (like I do) you can cover the heatmat with lino (like I do) but this isnt necessary. As long as the mat is controlled by a stat and monitored by a digital thermometer, with the probes for both of these positioned correctly, then it should never get hot enough to burn your snake even if it burrows and lies directly on the heatmat.
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Fal
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 16/06/2010 : 22:27:26
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| We have a heatmat for our leopard gecko in his wooden viv, but that has tile on top so he can't get to it. Useful info for in a corn's viv though Judith! :) I'd wondered about them lying directly on mats. |
Corn Snake - Bella. Bearded Dragon - Draco. Leopard Gecko - Mojo. Cat - Neo. In our family we also have: Cali King Snake, Spiny Flower Mantis (RIP), African Lined Mantis (RIP), Ghost Mantis (RIP), four Hermit Crabs, a Budgy and a Dog - Mystie... oh and a YAMAHA YZF-R1 but she's feeling a bit neglected at the moment :( |
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Lighting.
