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Viv Temps

Whatever temp range you create. There is no natural temperature gradient that is present in a 20 gallon long.
 
From what I've found on the forums it looks like mid 70's at night and low 80's during the day...at what temp does it become dangerous for a snake?
 
SnakeLuvrs said:
From what I've found on the forums it looks like mid 70's at night and low 80's during the day...at what temp does it become dangerous for a snake?
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Again, there is no 'average temperature' for a tank. It has to do with variables. Are you using a UTH? Is it on a thermostat? A rheostat? Are you using a light? How big is the water bowl? How warm/cool is the room?

All of my snakes are in my bedroom and the temperature inside the rack varies depending on what my AC is on. In the past few weeks it's ranged from 71.8 to 84.9, and it's currently at 79.9 degrees. Past that, I can't really tell you much else other than to get a digital thermometer and experiment until you get the correct temps in the tank.
 
I'm using a 30w bulb and I measured the hot side of the cage with a digital thermometer...it was at 89 with my apartment set to about 76...I thought the 89 might of been getting a little to hot and that was the reason I was asking what is too hot for a snake
 
SnakeLuvrs said:
I'm using a 30w bulb and I measured the hot side of the cage with a digital thermometer...it was at 89 with my apartment set to about 76...I thought the 89 might of been getting a little to hot and that was the reason I was asking what is too hot for a snake
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Yes, that is too hot.

I don't use heat at all....
 
I've since turned off the heat lamp and will see what the temps settle down to...maybe I'll set it to kick on for an hour in the morning just to warm up the cage a little as we always set the air to the low 70's at night.
 
SnakeLuvrs said:
I've since turned off the heat lamp and will see what the temps settle down to...maybe I'll set it to kick on for an hour in the morning just to warm up the cage a little as we always set the air to the low 70's at night.
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Nothing wrong with night temperatures dipping a few degrees.

As long as it doesn't get under 70 I personally wouldn't worry, but you'd be better off making sure it doesn't dip below 73ish.

I don't know how cold it gets where you are in the winter and if heat is absolutely essential, but if you don't need extra heat in the winter you could always buy one of those hermit crab UTH's. They're really small and would probably be pretty good for just slightly increasing the temperature of a larger tank.
 
i'm in NC w/o heat on mine right now and their hanging a little above the 80ish range during the day, about 75 at night. i'd leave it be, til the weather took a change.
 
SnakeLuvrs said:
What temps are you keeping it inside your house?
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Me? 75 or less. But I also have 10 snakes in a rack system that tends to hold heat and my room is usually a few degrees warmer than the rest of the apartment due to a mini-fridge and a computer that is on 24/7.
 
I left the Thermometer in the tank since I turned off the heat lamp and overnight it only dropped down to about 74.7 degrees and that was with the apartment set to 74...I'll measure what it is today at lunch time since I put my air back up to the upper 70's and it looks like we won't be using much of the heat lamps except to maybe bring the humidity up during a shed.
 
I'm looking at my digital therm right now and without any additional heat it's reading 77.4. I'll turn the air on later in the day and watch it drop to around 74. That's for the "family pet" in the living room. Upstairs where the other is, gets hotter. That'll get to 85 by the afternoon and back into the mid 70's at night. So if I don't need additional heat here in Ohio, although lately you'd swear we were in Fla with temps in the 85-92 range :realhot: , like Joejr said, you should be alright without as well.
 
SnakeLuvrs said:
I left the Thermometer in the tank since I turned off the heat lamp and overnight it only dropped down to about 74.7 degrees and that was with the apartment set to 74...I'll measure what it is today at lunch time since I put my air back up to the upper 70's and it looks like we won't be using much of the heat lamps except to maybe bring the humidity up during a shed.
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Heat lamps during a shed are bad news. They suck the humidity out of the tank like it's going out of style.

I'd honestly can the heat lamps until the winter. You shouldn't need any extra heat at all.
 
Joejr14 said:
Heat lamps during a shed are bad news. They suck the humidity out of the tank like it's going out of style.

I'd honestly can the heat lamps until the winter. You shouldn't need any extra heat at all.
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I've read on these forums before that the heat lamp should be placed over the water bowl to increase the humidity in the tanks during a shed
 
SnakeLuvrs said:
I've read on these forums before that the heat lamp should be placed over the water bowl to increase the humidity in the tanks during a shed
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I'm not sure who said that, but heat lamps drastically reduce humidity in a tank, especially a glass one with a screen lid. Heat lamps are not all bad for heating, but as far as humidity goes it's a bad idea. Water bowls over a UTH however can increase humidity.

Most snakes are just fine without any misting or increasing humidity.
 
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