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Heat pad question

charlie1

charlie1

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I have been trying to answer my question by reading past posts but I am still unsure exactly how I am to determine how to set the temp on my heat pad. I have the stick on heat pad placed on the left side of my 20 long tank. Thanks to this site I have plugged the pad into a dimmer switch. I adjusted the switch so the glass temp just above the pad is around 83 degrees. Tank air temp right above the medium is as cool as 68 at night and as warm as 77 during the day but it mainly sits around 75. Is the pad temp supposed to be 80 or is the air temp above the pad supposed to be 80? I placed my hide to one corner of the pad and that is were the snake is most of the time. there is about 1/2 inch of aspen bark on the bottom of the tank.

Thanks
 
You're looking to get the floor temp, immediately above the mat, to around 85 degrees.

As long as you have that optimal heat at the mat, the other temps don't really matter. Having said that, you do need a minimum of two hides - one over the mat and one on the cool side. This will let the snake thermoregulate properly. Preferably, stuff as many hides and as much ground cover in there as you can. If there's only one hide then the snake will be forced to spend its time there, whether or not it's the right temperature. They seem to prioritise feeling safe over being the right temp.

Air temps are a red herring, as the Corn isn't up in the air. Get the maximum temp at floor level right - where the snake is - and you'll both be fine. Good luck!
 
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