Time2Die4
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yes
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if the poll thing doesn't work......then just tell me
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if the poll thing doesn't work......then just tell me
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Posted 12/19/2024.
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should i leave my heat pad on the whole day??????
- Thread starter Time2Die4
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If you don't, where will the snake get it's heat from? Unless you have an alternate source of heat (ie night heat lamp), they need to thermoregulate and have a heat gradient no matter what time of day.
Once I plug them in I don't unplug them again unless I move the cage.
The heat is always there. The snakes are free then to move onto it and off it as they please, night or day, 24/7/365, even holidays.
But then, I live in Montana, where even in the "depth" of summer night temps will drop into the 50's.
The heat is always there. The snakes are free then to move onto it and off it as they please, night or day, 24/7/365, even holidays.
But then, I live in Montana, where even in the "depth" of summer night temps will drop into the 50's.
What kind of "heat pad" are you using? Do you have it on some form of thermostat? What is the temp in your tank?
If you were breeding your snake, some use a drop in temps during the night, but they still need more heat than what the average room temperature is.
If you were breeding your snake, some use a drop in temps during the night, but they still need more heat than what the average room temperature is.
Time2Die4
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Cat_72 said:
it is called a exo terra(or some thing like that) i dont have a thermoniter kind of thing hooked on to it but i have a thermomiter oner to the right side of it.
well the reason i have been posting a lot of things about heat and humity is b/c in the day it goes around 80-85 which i need to bring up....and at night ...... about 70. which i only used the heat pad it night .......as you can see i need some to pump up the heat.
Katsatroublemaker
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YOU NEED TO MEASURE THE GROUND .... not the air!!!!!
Get a digital thermometer with a probe ...you can get them for under 10 bucks CDN funds.walmart has them.........the air temp migh say 70.but the ground where he is sitting is like 89.........which is good...they need there heat from underneath because they spend most of the tiem on teh ground....althoough you will still need to measure teh air temp...................but the groud temp is what you want
Get a digital thermometer with a probe ...you can get them for under 10 bucks CDN funds.walmart has them.........the air temp migh say 70.but the ground where he is sitting is like 89.........which is good...they need there heat from underneath because they spend most of the tiem on teh ground....althoough you will still need to measure teh air temp...................but the groud temp is what you want
Blazingreptiles
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I'm just glad all the votes so far have said yes!
You need a digi temp AND dimmer with the reptile heat pads..... those suckers can be too cold or too hot depending on many variables. Thermometer for the ground temp $10 like katsatrouble said.... dimmer from ikea, less than $10.
Your ball python will thank you (by staying alive)
You need a digi temp AND dimmer with the reptile heat pads..... those suckers can be too cold or too hot depending on many variables. Thermometer for the ground temp $10 like katsatrouble said.... dimmer from ikea, less than $10.
Your ball python will thank you (by staying alive)
Time2Die4
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after getting a new bulb....
well.... i got a new bulb for my light and that keeps the temp. at a pretty hot 90-95 degrees. so when i turn my heat pad on a feel that im cooking my bp...... so i only turn it on about 2 hours before i change the bulb to a red bulb for night time.........does this sound good?
well.... i got a new bulb for my light and that keeps the temp. at a pretty hot 90-95 degrees. so when i turn my heat pad on a feel that im cooking my bp...... so i only turn it on about 2 hours before i change the bulb to a red bulb for night time.........does this sound good?
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No by you constantly changing the heat temps you could cause your ball python to become sick.You are better off keeping the heat pad on at all times with a thermostate hooked up to keep the hot side around 92 to 95 degrees.As far as the lights are concerned i found that when i used them it kept the humidity low.Lights keep the air to dry and i had to constantly spray their enclosures during the shedding cycles.I hope this helpsTime2Die4 said: