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?
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!)
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.
Heating Wooden Vivs
Posted - 22/10/2010 : 23:19:22
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