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| deadmansfinger |
Posted - 22/10/2010 : 23:19:22
Hi,
I currently have my 2 snakes in RUBS (see pics below). This is the first time I have used RUBS/tubs etc for animals as I usually like to build my own vivs. Being honest I love the practicality of the RUBS and being able to hose them clean etc but aesthetically I am not so keen, especially since they sit in a spare bedroom and look a bit out of place. I am now planning to build or buy a double viv at some point in the future.
Since I have plenty of time to plan ahead I wanted to ask about heating. I have read some threads about snakes being burned on heatmats placed inside their vivs and with a wooden viv I'd need to put the heatmat inside the viv so would I be best to plan to use a heatbulb with guard etc rather than a heatmat?
Any thoughts/advice would be appreciated.
Here's some of my vivs I built:-
Double viv
5'x4'x3.5' bearded dragon viv
Brian. |
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| bonez007 |
Posted - 26/10/2010 : 13:39:32
i use a ahs heater for my royal, with blue led lights dimmed for night time viewing got a white led coming too for daylight hours
nic :) |
| Blackecho |
Posted - 25/10/2010 : 12:45:50
Like this: http://www.google.co.uk/products?hl=en&biw=1276&bih=823&q=red+heat+bulb&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=3m3FTNKhM96U4gaK69C5Aw&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&ct=image&resnum=3&ved=0CDYQzAMwAg |
| Robert |
Posted - 25/10/2010 : 11:02:51
Infra red to provide the heat source, they glow red so you get a light source too |
| Snecklifter |
Posted - 25/10/2010 : 10:01:30
Infrared or Red night bulbs? Roylas being nocturnal do not require an infrared light source at night and I thought a red night bulb was recommended for this. |
| Blackecho |
Posted - 24/10/2010 : 22:12:21
quote:
Originally posted by Robert
I prefer infra red bulbs with guards obviously and a dimmer stat much safer and you can see the snakes too :)
Same here. |
| Robert |
Posted - 24/10/2010 : 21:29:48
I prefer infra red bulbs with guards obviously and a dimmer stat much safer and you can see the snakes too :) |
| deadmansfinger |
Posted - 23/10/2010 : 00:02:53
Reading through it, almost sorry I asked now but some great points raised. I'll definately be fitting bulbs when I get wooden vivs.
Thanks again,
Brian. |
| deadmansfinger |
Posted - 22/10/2010 : 23:35:24
Cheers I'll check it out.
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| n/a |
Posted - 22/10/2010 : 23:34:58
Sorry - big debate on page 2 entitled 'Heat Mat in Viv'  |
| n/a |
Posted - 22/10/2010 : 23:33:31
Ah, there's a BIG debate about this on page 2 of general keeping.
And there's a sparkling and pithy account on this same page about installing heatbulbs, entitled 'Dimmer stats for the dim'. (Writer was VERY dim, if you ask me! ) |
