I am now snake food (ADVICE FOR CALMING SNAKE?)

[daddio207]

I am confused what physical device should i use for heating if not bulbs?

CHE...... Ceramic Heat Emitter

 

[ashleynicole]

An under tank heater or heat tape with a thermostat or rheostat

 

[daddio207]

An under tank heater or heat tape with a thermostat or rheostat

Whoops I'm in the wrong thread :bang:

Yeah that ^^^^


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[ashleynicole]

Ceramic heat emitters are great for some herps though and some herps bulbs and basking spots are absolutely necessary

But belly heat is optimal for most colubrids.

 

[daddio207]

Ceramic heat emitters are great for some herps though and some herps bulbs and basking spots are absolutely necessary

But belly heat is optimal for most colubrids.

I thought I was in the thread about adding additional heat with an existing UTH just to clarify why I said to replace a bulb with a CHE. I use many OTH's.

Just to expand on "But belly heat is optimal for most colubrids"
Belly heat is more efficient but not necessarily optimal for colubrids. It is really all about ambient heat. A difference of opinion that has been argued for decades. For the small collector/keeper UTH's are the way to go. Optimal for their application, yes, but not necessarily for the snakes. Optimal for colubrids is to have a heat gradient using ambient heat. For me a keeper/collector/breeder Creating heat gradients using ambient heat by way of back heat and room temps if needed work best and is optimal for my dozens of species of colubrids/boas/pythons. I experimented with belly vs back heat decades ago and continue to refine and have found that in single animal applications that belly is more efficient but ambient with a gradient is more optimal. IMO.

 

[smigon]

Oh, and once you get the temps to where you want them, don't mess with the thermostat anymore. You don't need to change it from day to night, as long as they have that mid-80s temp leave it be. The snake will find its "happy place".