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| Simonas |
Posted - 16/01/2010 : 10:18:18
My Royal male is in a 3ft viv and it has two hides one at each end
It is heated by a ceramic bulb and the temp at the hot end is 32.5 with the probe just above substrate and few inches below bottom of bulb
Question is my Royal is nearly always in the cooler hide, I'd say 90% of the time he is in there
Is that normal or an indication that the viv is set too high |
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| 337smile |
Posted - 25/01/2010 : 19:39:19
Hot everytime for mine. Only seen him in cool hide twice in past 7 months. Once when thermostat probed get raised up off substrate and RUB floor at hot end was 42 degrees (sensible snake), and the second time was when he had knocked over the hide at hot end. He likes it cosy. |
| ddm10 |
Posted - 23/01/2010 : 22:42:04
I'll be picking up an identical one just out of interest to stick at the cool end. Tried holding my ground but snakey gets what snakey wants (within reason). |
| chris100575 |
Posted - 20/01/2010 : 18:40:52
Princess has identical hides at both ends and she swaps between the two. |
| Blackecho |
Posted - 20/01/2010 : 09:35:44
They're pretty good at deciding where they need to be. I use identical hides at either end just in case they prefer one. |
| Simonas |
Posted - 20/01/2010 : 07:57:09
I might try swapping the caves round to see if it is the cave, just out of curiosity
Ideally which end should they spend the majority of time in |
| james200789 |
Posted - 17/01/2010 : 19:04:20
once he has eaten he goes in the hot end and then goes into the cool end for about 15 hrs a day
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| ddm10 |
Posted - 17/01/2010 : 18:04:58
Drazen spends almost all his time at the warm end, I think he pefers the type of cave at that end as he's in there almost all the time. I'm lucky if I see him out! |
| lee2308 |
Posted - 17/01/2010 : 16:30:42
monty spends most of the time in the cool end |
| Simonas |
Posted - 16/01/2010 : 19:41:20
cheers for the replys I will do a pic after I have put kids to bed, the thermometer is a digi one
the temp has always remained constant on the thermometer and the pulse stat hasn;t been changed yet he has started stayin cool end over last 4 weeks or so that i have noticed anyway |
| hiper2009 |
Posted - 16/01/2010 : 16:06:31
I have a cornsnake that likes to spend 95% of its time at the cool end i know its not a royal but thought i'd just say it  |
| Blackecho |
Posted - 16/01/2010 : 12:48:33
I have a couple that stay predominantly at the cool end. |
| dazb |
Posted - 16/01/2010 : 10:35:54
The only time my royal has done that is when my temperatures had become to hot in the warm end.
Are you using a digital thermometer to get a more accurate reading or is it a dial you are using?
Is there any chance of a photo of your set up as a picture paints a thousand words as they say. |
