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koreybum
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 10/04/2009 : 22:37:05
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| read the care sheet and now i'm gonna buy a heat mat, do i keep the mat under the tank at 1 side or put it in the tank and cover it over with shavings?also after he does'nt feed, how many days later do i try 2 feed him again? |
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Gingerpony
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/04/2009 : 22:47:06
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the heatmat should go in the bottom of the viv at one end with a thin layer of substrate over the top, MUST have a stat though.
i wouldn't try to feed any more frequently than every 5 days or he'll just get too stressed out to eat. also don't handle him at all until he's eating regularly. |
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dazb
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
2847 Posts |
Posted - 10/04/2009 : 23:44:19
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| as GP says...i also cover my heat mats with newspaper to help absorb any fluid(wee) the royal may pass... |
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koreybum
Hatchling
United Kingdom
88 Posts |
Posted - 11/04/2009 : 11:22:47
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| ok, gonna buy a heat mat, but do i also have a light in there instead of my heat lamp and how long do i leave it on for? shall i just turn it off when i go 2 bed? or would i be better putting my viv in my laundry room which is much brighter as it is in the garage at the mo? and thanks 4 all your help everyone! |
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lee2308
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
2597 Posts |
Posted - 11/04/2009 : 11:42:34
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| no,you dont need a lamp.Is your garage heated?Your laundry room sounds a much more cosyer place. |
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dazb
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
2847 Posts |
Posted - 11/04/2009 : 13:00:21
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lamps are really for our pleasure...aslong as there is normall daylight in the room its fine...
i have mine on a timer so it has a little bit of light wen im sat in the room. aprox 7-9pm |
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koreybum
Hatchling
United Kingdom
88 Posts |
Posted - 13/04/2009 : 21:44:23
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| ok, have bought a heat mat today, 7"x12". only bought a small one due 2 the size ive sectioned my viv off 2. will buy bigger when i open my viv bigger. have put 1 layer of newspaper over it and then a layer of aspen but it dont seem hot enough. temp is about 75-80. ive turned my thermostat up too as high as poss. any ideas? |
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wolfspirit
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13/04/2009 : 22:25:51
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Have you got a stat for the mat? dont even consider using it without one, the temps on those can very quickly reach 150.
That mat will do you for when he is big to, but you might consider going to infra red heat lamp with bulb guard or ceramics when he is older...
Also you only need to have the mat covering roughly a third of the area he is in.
Is that temp the hot or cold end>?
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koreybum
Hatchling
United Kingdom
88 Posts |
Posted - 13/04/2009 : 22:36:35
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| yeah its on a thermostat and covering roughly a third of the area. that 75-80 is the warm end, have got the thermostt turned up as high as poss but dont get no hotter than 75-80 |
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Gingerpony
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 14/04/2009 : 21:03:53
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| you could always try newspaper as substrate to try and increase the temps your getting, sorry if you've posted the answer already but, what sort of thermometer are you using? |
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Ninja
Yearling
United Kingdom
103 Posts |
Posted - 14/04/2009 : 22:18:59
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I have a question also, was the wood log you're using found outside? If so, did you take proper precautions before adding it to the viv ie: boiling? Just the first thing that popped into my head when seeing pics  |
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MissCat
Fully Grown Royal
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Posted - 14/04/2009 : 22:23:43
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u dont have to boil it, someone said something to me about it on here, something along the lines of peel/sand off the bark, spray with frontline or soak in a water/bleach solution then leave to dry completely in the sun (obv off the floor etc so mites dont just walk back on)
i think it was wohic that told me the frontline one the other day, but someone else did say something about it here :p |
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Ninja
Yearling
United Kingdom
103 Posts |
Posted - 14/04/2009 : 22:28:55
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quote:
Originally posted by MissCat
u dont have to boil it, someone said something to me about it on here, something along the lines of peel/sand off the bark, spray with frontline or soak in a water/bleach solution then leave to dry completely in the sun (obv off the floor etc so mites dont just walk back on)
i think it was wohic that told me the frontline one the other day, but someone else did say something about it here :p
Okay not boil, but I knew you couldn't just put it straight in viv, ty for correction  |
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lee2308
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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Ninja
Yearling
United Kingdom
103 Posts |
Posted - 14/04/2009 : 22:31:52
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koreybum
Hatchling
United Kingdom
88 Posts |
Posted - 14/04/2009 : 22:37:51
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| just using the thermometer i bought from the pet shop, but it seems 2 work ok with my on/off thermostat as in the temp was always between 80 and 90f. but over night with the heat mat my temp dropped to about 65f so i have the heat mat on at the mo with just a red 60w bulb, both running off my on/off thermostat. have got newspaper above my heat mat as well, and then the aspen. sorry but no i didnt clean my log before putting it in. |
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koreybum
Hatchling
United Kingdom
88 Posts |
Posted - 14/04/2009 : 22:46:32
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| as my heat mat aint getting hot enough, i am now gonna get a new thermostat. do i get the pulse or dimmer? how do they both work with the light, as in with a dimmer or pulse, does the light still flik on and off. if not, how do they work with the light? |
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dazb
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
2847 Posts |
Posted - 14/04/2009 : 23:19:21
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| if you are gonna use a lamp it must be a dimmer stat its run off... |
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koreybum
Hatchling
United Kingdom
88 Posts |
Posted - 15/04/2009 : 16:22:59
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| but if i use a dimmer stat, would'nt the light keep coming on and off again all day and night, which is like what i already have? so would the pulse be better as the ceramic heater does'nt give off light? |
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dazb
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
2847 Posts |
Posted - 15/04/2009 : 17:18:26
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a dimmer stat never switches off, just reduces the amount of power to the heat source. like a dimmer light switch you might have in your house.
a pulse stat does switch on/off but very frequntly to maintain a set temp. maybe 1 second on 1 second off.
a on/off stat works by being set to a certain temp...say 32*C. It will then heat up to approx 33*C and then switch completely off until maybe 29*C then switches on and heats to 33*C again. This may mean that the stat is on for 10 mins and off for 20 mins.
(all only rough guides to times and temps... )
have a read through this, it may help...
http://www.theroyalpython.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=213 |
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Edited by - dazb on 15/04/2009 17:20:03 |
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help with feeding
