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Ailurus
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| Quote: | Hi Ailurus, your ambient room sounds really good tbh, warmer than my house anyway lol
18 may be at the lower end of the 'accpeted' range, but if yours are utalising the entire space and thermoregulating fine, moving around, eating and pooping. Then I think that's fine.
I would be more concerned if they were staying at the cool end, not moving and started to refuse meals.
You could add another heat spot, or could you move the mat (you are using a mat? I'm loosing my thought trail here lol) 5 inches or so, down the viv, so the lowest temp rises slightly.
I'm having to play around with temps this winter too, it's a pain I know, but at the moment the weathers incredably mild, something to keep our eyes on I think.
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great thanks peaches. yes i am using a mat lol. which so as not to avoid young gun, cannot be touched by the snake at all, it iis impossible for that to happen.
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Young_Gun
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| Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 7:09 pm Post subject: |
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| Ailurus wrote: | | Quote: | Hi Ailurus, your ambient room sounds really good tbh, warmer than my house anyway lol
18 may be at the lower end of the 'accpeted' range, but if yours are utalising the entire space and thermoregulating fine, moving around, eating and pooping. Then I think that's fine.
I would be more concerned if they were staying at the cool end, not moving and started to refuse meals.
You could add another heat spot, or could you move the mat (you are using a mat? I'm loosing my thought trail here lol) 5 inches or so, down the viv, so the lowest temp rises slightly.
I'm having to play around with temps this winter too, it's a pain I know, but at the moment the weathers incredably mild, something to keep our eyes on I think.
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great thanks peaches. yes i am using a mat lol. which so as not to avoid young gun, cannot be touched by the snake at all, it iis impossible for that to happen. |
Don't be a tit.
I was trying to offer some advice about potential hazards that I have seen happen.
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Ailurus
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| Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 7:11 pm Post subject: |
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lol i was only messing, i apologise.  
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Lynne
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| Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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i love everyones use off those words on the forum!!! it tickles me. 
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James
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| Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 9:33 pm Post subject: |
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"dont be a tit" classic
sorry if this is kinda diversing away from the original topic or sound stupid, but if snakes need belly heat for digesting food. surly its good to have some kinda heat coming from underneath? Can somebody explain to me how ceramics and spot lights do this?  |
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Lynne
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| Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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well i dont suppose bulbs do or ceramics, but i have always used just heat mats, stats and have the room heated as well. but you are right, they do need belly heat to digest.
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Young_Gun
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| Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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| James wrote: | "dont be a tit" classic
sorry if this is kinda diversing away from the original topic or sound stupid, but if snakes need belly heat for digesting food. surly its good to have some kinda heat coming from underneath? Can somebody explain to me how ceramics and spot lights do this? |
Ceramics and spotlights usually heat either the substrate or something underneath it, for my vittys I have a big slab of rock under the bulb, this heats up and they lie on it.
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Lynne
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| Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 9:40 pm Post subject: |
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hey you were quick!!!!
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James
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| Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 9:45 pm Post subject: |
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that was very quick.  lynne like you i have always used heat mats with my snakes and my house is usually hot anyway. i am aware of the dangers of using mats so I am interested in learning alternative ways of heating. Young Gun thanks for your reply i just thought they heated the air so that info is very helpfull. |
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Young_Gun
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| Lynne wrote: | | hey you were quick!!!! |
Wish women would stop sayin that 
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