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Simonas
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United Kingdom
162 Posts

Posted - 02/07/2009 :  00:18:29  Show Profile
I am new to snakes and have a royal python coming to me as soon as I have sortdthe heating out.

I have a 36x16x16 fish tank set up with aspen flooring a bit snake water dish and 2 hideouts for him. next month when paid i will get a climbing branh and some fake plants to make it look better

thing is on the advice of my local shop i have bought a arcadia ceramic bulb holder and 150watt ceramic bulb. i need to buy a thhermostat tomorrow but I; wondering how will that reglate the heat as bulb holdrr I have only has an off and on swithch?

could you recoemend a bulb holder and thermostat for me that controls it self and i;LL take this holder back

cheers simon

lee2308
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Posted - 02/07/2009 :  00:28:28  Show Profile  Click to see lee2308's MSN Messenger address
you just need a porcalin holder and heat proof cable,as for the stat you will need either a dimming stat or a pulse proportinal stat.the dimming stat works by detecting the haet level and dimming the ceramic bulb accordinly and the pulse will send pulses of power to regulate the temps,take a look at this http://www.theroyalpython.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=708

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Edited by - lee2308 on 02/07/2009 00:29:32
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Blackecho
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Posted - 02/07/2009 :  05:54:44  Show Profile  Click to see Blackecho's MSN Messenger address  Send Blackecho a Yahoo! Message
You just have the bulb plugged into the stat and the stat will turn off/reduce power to the Ceramic.



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Simonas
Yearling

United Kingdom
162 Posts

Posted - 02/07/2009 :  08:01:56  Show Profile
quote:
Originally posted by Blackecho

You just have the bulb plugged into the stat and the stat will turn off/reduce power to the Ceramic.



spot on thats wat i wondered. excellent so i justneed to sort that get asteady temp then get my Royal!!!! I held him last night at my mates hes gorgeous!!
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Simonas
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United Kingdom
162 Posts

Posted - 02/07/2009 :  08:07:38  Show Profile
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Originally posted by lee2308

you just need a porcalin holder and heat proof cable,as for the stat you will need either a dimming stat or a pulse proportinal stat.the dimming stat works by detecting the haet level and dimming the ceramic bulb accordinly and the pulse will send pulses of power to regulate the temps,take a look at this http://www.theroyalpython.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=708



cheers for that good thread
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