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mossy89
Snake Mite
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 Posted - 30/12/2009 : 14:38:27
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ok this is my viv . 30"x 24 x24 orchid bark ( not everyones fave but thats what im gonna try 1st .. i'll make sure i lay food on a log )3 hides one med rock hide one small rock hide ( above heat mat) one coconut hide in the middle. it looks a little over crowded but im going to send off for a 09 royal from 888. think i need to put a smaller water dish in though that ones 8" by 6"? . got a digital thermometer and hydrometer where is the best place to put the probes ? and where is the best place to put the probe for the thermostat ? stuck on the side or in the ground ?
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337smile
Yearling
296 Posts |
Posted - 30/12/2009 : 15:00:59
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Looks good, nice and crowded. It may be a bit too large (floor area) for a baby royal. I would seriously consider partitioning it in half until he grows a bit more.
I secure my therm probe to the ground under warm hide. |
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 30/12/2009 : 15:30:44
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Originally posted by 337smile
Looks good, nice and crowded. It may be a bit too large (floor area) for a baby royal. I would seriously consider partitioning it in half until he grows a bit more.
I secure my therm probe to the ground under warm hide.
Agreed, the more crowded and smaller the better for a Royal  |
 
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mossy89
Snake Mite
25 Posts |
Posted - 30/12/2009 : 16:03:05
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yeah i was thinking i might put a wooden partion up . also .. is my water dish too big ???i mean could it drown or something i thought bigger the better incase it wanted to bathe . i think i'll order him on sat .. when i work my heat mat out .. ive had it turnd on now for 30- 40 mins and heat hasnt changed  |
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
11327 Posts |
Posted - 30/12/2009 : 16:13:06
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| The water bowl should be ok, just try to keep the water about as deep as the snake. |
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337smile
Yearling
296 Posts |
Posted - 30/12/2009 : 16:37:15
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Originally posted by mossy89
yeah i was thinking i might put a wooden partion up . also .. is my water dish too big ???i mean could it drown or something i thought bigger the better incase it wanted to bathe . i think i'll order him on sat .. when i work my heat mat out .. ive had it turnd on now for 30- 40 mins and heat hasnt changed
Where is the heat mat? Have you got the thermostat probe inside the viv sitting on or under the orchid bark?
What temp does thermometer say? |
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mossy89
Snake Mite
25 Posts |
Posted - 30/12/2009 : 18:04:58
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the heat mat is running from the coconut hide at the front down to the back hide so its all on the left .. ive got the probe for the thermostat and the thermometer stuck on the side of the viv about 2" above the bark in the middle of the mat. its at 21.2 now ive set it for 25 . thermometer says 70.7
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Zoobeef
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
33 Posts |
Posted - 30/12/2009 : 18:20:59
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| I'd put the probe on top of the bark as that will be where your snake will spend most of the time. Especially as mats dont heat the air as well as bulbs just the surface there touching |
www.vx220.org.uk |
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mossy89
Snake Mite
25 Posts |
Posted - 30/12/2009 : 18:25:39
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| ok i'll just lay the probe on the bark then:) the probe for the thermometer aswell? |
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Zoobeef
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
33 Posts |
Posted - 30/12/2009 : 18:29:41
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| Yeah as you want it at the hottest point which will be there |
www.vx220.org.uk |
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SPELL
Hatchling
United Kingdom
60 Posts |
Posted - 30/12/2009 : 22:11:19
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| nice!!! lucky snake |
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mossy89
Snake Mite
25 Posts |
Posted - 30/12/2009 : 22:57:00
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| thanks zoobeef its all running at 25 now , thankyou spell :) i just need to get hold of a snake now i like the look of 888 reptiles but im not to sure about getting snakes in the post id sooner get one off a breeder by hand |
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
11327 Posts |
Posted - 30/12/2009 : 23:17:29
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| Why 25? - Is that ambient, your hot or cool end? |
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mossy89
Snake Mite
25 Posts |
Posted - 30/12/2009 : 23:27:17
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 doh! just realised... got it set too cool i wanna be aiming at 30 to 33 for the hot end ?? |
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
11327 Posts |
Posted - 30/12/2009 : 23:37:44
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| Yep. |
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Lukee
Hatchling
United Kingdom
83 Posts |
Posted - 31/12/2009 : 15:54:16
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| very nice setup mossy, btw lol Blackecho I ordered a beech, 3ft 3 stack lx36 turns out they dont have any in stock so they said I could have £10.00 refund and wait till mid jan till back in stock, £10 back and the same lx36 but in a different colour or a free upgrade to the vx36 3 stack beech, wahoo turns out im getting a vx36 now!:) |
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spor
Fully Grown Royal
United Kingdom
1226 Posts |
Posted - 31/12/2009 : 16:41:54
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| Hi nice viv set up . as others said, its a bit big for a young royal.you should get another digital thermometer for the cool side as well. good luck |
0.4.0 Royal Python
1.0.0 Pastel Royal
0.1.0 Spider Royal
1.1.0 Carolina Corn Snake
1.0.0 Normal Stripe Corn
1.0.0 Yellow Bellied Turtle
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mossy89
Snake Mite
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Posted - 02/01/2010 : 20:33:45
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i got him today a nice 7 month old pastel male realllly friendly doesnt ball up just wanders around on ya i put him in the viv and 2 hours later tried a adult mouse as the guy told me it was his feeding day ! well talk about monster before i got chance to put it on the log he shot out the hide and wraped round it ,ate it up and buggered off into his hide again  |
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
11327 Posts |
Posted - 02/01/2010 : 21:58:44
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my royals home ( when he arrives)
