just read it ,,,lol

well recently ( 2 weeks) ive changed my snake's tank,,so anyway i used to use a heating pad but now i just use a light

temperature is fine at day ,,80-85 and there is a cool side,,,but at night,,,i turn off the light,,the temp. reaches 70 ,,,,

IS IT OKAY ,,,or Not?

I would want to see the night-time temps just a bit higher (maybe 75). You can use a red heat bulb in your fixture all the time and it won't bother the snake at all. That way your night-time temps won't get so low. But this is just my opinion.
sue

"sue frederick" when u say red heat bulb to u mean an infa-red bulb or just a red coloured bulb becase i have the same problem and would like to sort it out. Also are there any better ways of heating a viv other than a bulb because i have mine on a thermo stat and it flicks on and off every 15 or so minutes but i have a red bulb in my fixing so do u think my snake would nitice the light going on and off.

Jon

Use and undertank heating pad. You can use one for humans even set on a thermastat and it works wonderfully. I use that same setup for my ball python.

bmm

thanx ofr your help bmm

do people use bulbs to heat there vivs in my opinion heat mats are so much easier and cheaper!!

Originally posted by sphinx
do people use bulbs to heat there vivs in my opinion heat mats are so much easier and cheaper!!

I use them thru the winter on my set ups that are in my living room. We keep our home cool and at night the uth doesn't keep it warm enough.

In most cases the uth alone is probably fine. But, I would hesitate to tell someone that's all they need without knowing what their temps are. Lights can fill in a void when additional heat is needed.

The temps in my snake room are different and the heat tape or uth devices work great.

i suppose some people keep their houses fairly cool,my wife feels the cold so she likes it hot, so for me a heat mat works fine.

I have a medium size heat pad underneath the Hot side of the tank, and I have a IR 100 watt running on a timer.
I feed Mel and Gru on Saturday night,
and then I leave the IR lamp on for 3 days straight, and then I put it back in timer, so from 5 to 5pm each day.

I save money shutting it down parts of the week, but I know the tank is 85 while they are digesting food.

Mel has always been so slow and easy. Ate first nite I had him, and has been great, never afraid (I think breeder held him alot). Now Gru is a horse of a different color....he is FAST and wants to
get away all the time....I will go slow, I have not held him sence I got him, except to transfer to box. Tomorrow night I will spend some time with Him on my lap....slow and steady!

What heat source would u surgest to heat a 3 ft by 1 ft tank as at the moment i have a 2ft by 1ft tank but am getting ready to ghange over to the bigger tank. For my 2ft tank at the moment i have a 60w heat bulb. Would u sergest a heat mat or a bulb for the bigger thank, as i have got the thermostat and everything. When i asked at my local reptile shop they said that ir bulbs can be difficult as as they fluctuate in temerature, cost alot to run and cost a lot to buy. Would u dissagree with this on ir bulbs. plz help if u can

Jon