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salty pigeons

salty pigeons

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i have a corn snake thats just over a year old, and i just bought a second heat lamp, a 100 watt day glo during the day, and a 75w red light during the night time, is it ok that i had the temperature at around 78-87F day and night? 87 highest during the day, and 78 lowest at night? does he need to have it drop down to around 70-75 at night, or can he always have a constant hot spot... at night without my second lamp on my temp can drop as low at 63f, winter.
thanks,
 
To be honest the best type of heat is belly heat from an UTH. They are cheaper when it come to the electric bills and allow for a stable amount of heat through out the day. But to answer your question, that range is fine. 63 is to cold though so you need to keep it above that.
 
okay thanks, i dont care for heating bills, the one extra light on at night wont be much, annddd, i have tried UTH 3 times. first time, i went to florida and came back to find it was broken. big problem!, no heat for a week on the poor little guy, hes fine, but then, i bought another, and it over heated to the point of burning my hand, i also placed a peice of tile in the tank over the heat pads area and it got even worse, so i gave up on it, my digital thermostat is under the ground getting readings like that, so i think it is heating the ground good for him, he is livly n good.. i was just wondering if the constant temp was bad for his whole natural system, thanks again...
 
salty pigeons said:
okay thanks, i dont care for heating bills, the one extra light on at night wont be much, annddd, i have tried UTH 3 times. first time, i went to florida and came back to find it was broken. big problem!, no heat for a week on the poor little guy, hes fine, but then, i bought another, and it over heated to the point of burning my hand, i also placed a peice of tile in the tank over the heat pads area and it got even worse, so i gave up on it, my digital thermostat is under the ground getting readings like that, so i think it is heating the ground good for him, he is livly n good.. i was just wondering if the constant temp was bad for his whole natural system, thanks again...
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I agree that a 100 watt and a 75 watt will coat more to run than an UTH.
The UTH that burnt your hand was unregulated.
If you are using lamps to heat with isn't it warmmer above the "ground" where your digital thermostate is??
 
yes probably, but it isnt burning hot or anything, i have another thermostat on the other end of my tank that is usually reading between 70 and 80 f.
 
salty pigeons said:
yes probably, but it isnt burning hot or anything, i have another thermostat on the other end of my tank that is usually reading between 70 and 80 f.
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OK I think you mean you have two digital thermometer and not therostat.
Therostat regulates the tempertures. And the ideal temp for corns is mid 80's,
so that shouldn't really feel warm to you at all. Just so you know.
Enjoy your day.
 
What Lenny is saying is the reason that the UTH was so hot was because it was not on a therostat to control the temp while you were away. These can be found online or in most pet stores and you really should have them attached to the lamps to keep the from getting to warm.
 
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