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at Thu Dec 18 02:24:17 2014 [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by markg ]
This is the recent setup for each of my 2014 hogs. 5 1/2 gal glass tank. I am interested in overhead heat for hognose, at least during the day. Finally got around to constructing some tank tops and moving the young snakes into the tanks.
Aspen substrate, about 2 in deep in photo, but I went deeper now, about 3 inches now. Pyrex glass water bowl. Piece of ABS pipe.
Heating is a halogen bulb for daytime only. Temperature controller probe goes in the tank thru the top. I let the temperature get nice and warm on top of the substrate under the light, warmer than for any other colubrids I have kept. However the bottom of the tank is much cooler, so the snakes can go down to avoid the heat, or go to the vicinity of the water bowl. Night time is heat tape set low.
We will see how they do this way.
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 5 1/2 gal tank - markg, Thu Dec 18 02:24:17 2014 
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