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bikesfred54
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 25/10/2008 : 20:47:55
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just got a hatchling royal can any one help with getting temps up all so what should night temps be.at the moment shes in a small plastic tank inside my 2ft viv which is plastic type with glass doors i have 15x11 ins heat mat fixed on the back also a small 60watt bulb. |
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 25/10/2008 : 21:53:09
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Put the viv 1/3 over the heatmat and check the temps with a thermometer, don't trust the stat.
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Paulusworm
Fully Grown Royal
Azerbaijan
1550 Posts |
Posted - 25/10/2008 : 22:09:22
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Hi and welcome Fred. |
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Gingerpony
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
2663 Posts |
Posted - 26/10/2008 : 13:42:49
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i agree with BE, place the tub ON TOP of the mat, I never know why people are told to put heatmats on the viv wall?? don't trust dial type thermometers, they lie like stats do!! i'd also lose the bulb as Royals are nocturnal and don't need light, or UV either.
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
11327 Posts |
Posted - 26/10/2008 : 16:49:10
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| I go for 90F myself. |
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Paulusworm
Fully Grown Royal
Azerbaijan
1550 Posts |
Posted - 26/10/2008 : 17:19:56
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| 90-95F with Sherman. Lamp(not UV) during the day and heat mat at night. Night time temp 75-80F. |
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dazb
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 26/10/2008 : 21:27:33
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i got 32*c (89*f) day and night. how do you set different temps for day and nite?
i run a heat mat and a small lamp for viewing for a few hours at night and temp stays constant, as it should with a stat. |
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Paulusworm
Fully Grown Royal
Azerbaijan
1550 Posts |
Posted - 27/10/2008 : 09:34:10
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quote:
Originally posted by dazb
i got 32*c (89*f) day and night. how do you set different temps for day and nite?
i run a heat mat and a small lamp for viewing for a few hours at night and temp stays constant, as it should with a stat.
I've got the heat lamp on a stat at one end and the mat at the other. Lamp on during the day and mat at night. Digital thermometers in each hide and then it's just a case of fiddling around with the positioning of the hide overlapping the mat to get the night temperature just right. Half overlapping the mat seems to give just the right temperature. Just means that the hot and cold ends swap around between night and day but Sherman doesn't seem bothered by it. |
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matty18714
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 27/10/2008 : 10:06:00
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Originally posted by Paulusworm
Just means that the hot and cold ends swap around between night and day but Sherman doesn't seem bothered by it.
It gives him more to do |
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dazb
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
2847 Posts |
Posted - 27/10/2008 : 17:13:24
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| very interesting way of doing it... |
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Paulusworm
Fully Grown Royal
Azerbaijan
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Posted - 27/10/2008 : 17:33:46
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Originally posted by matty18714
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Originally posted by Paulusworm
Just means that the hot and cold ends swap around between night and day but Sherman doesn't seem bothered by it.
It gives him more to do
Well he can't spend all his time studying for his PhD in Cosmology. He needs a break occaisionally!!! |
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