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matty198111
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Posted - 17/10/2009 :  23:13:07  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
hi peeps i was just wandering whats best a ceramic or one of them infa red heater light bulb things.


also if you only have a shallowviv whats the minimum distance from the bottom of the gaurd to the bottom of the viv


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Gingerpony
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Posted - 18/10/2009 :  06:45:44  Show Profile  Click to see Gingerpony's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
it really depends if you want red light as well to see them in the dark.......personally i don't as my vivs are all in my bedroom so i use ceramics, rep rad and mats for my various snakes......
Dumerils boas, BCO hybrids, Sinder Hypo boas, cornsnakes, ratsnakes, Day Geckos
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matty198111
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Posted - 18/10/2009 :  08:50:53  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
i know that there gonna want to sit under the heat source but im not sure how far above them it should be

cause i dont wanna get them to hot, or will it be ok with a stat



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dazb
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Posted - 18/10/2009 :  08:59:07  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
As long as the heat source is guarded and stated it shouldnt matter too much.


Edited by - dazb on 18/10/2009 09:01:22
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matty198111
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Posted - 18/10/2009 :  13:35:10  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
ok i did think as long as its stated it sould be ok cause obviously it wont get above the set temp.

and i will be gaurding it without question.

cheers for the info

just looked at them afetr there weaners yesterday and they do look chunky



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karl
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Posted - 18/10/2009 :  14:05:45  Show Profile  Visit karl's Homepage  Reply with Quote
I prefer ceramics to light emitting heat.
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wolfspirit
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Posted - 18/10/2009 :  17:13:02  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
ditto on ceramics from me as well..


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