Posted by:
wftright
at Fri Apr 21 17:20:14 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by wftright ]
More experienced keepers may disagree with my suggestion, and I won't contradict their opinions. However, I recently took another approach to this issue. I have two UTH pads under a glass tank, and I've had some problems getting the thermostat to give me the temperature that I want. To give myself an added measure of security, I taped newspaper (about five sheets thick) to the bottom of the aquarium so that there was no way that my python could get under the newspaper. The paper didn't cover the entire bottom, but it overlapped the UTH pads by at least a half inch in every direction. Then I put the regular newspaper over the taped paper and the rest of the floor. At worst, the temperature on the surface that my ball python could reach was about 98 degrees. As I tweaked the thermostat, this temperature dropped to about 92 which I consider optimum. Occasionally, it has dropped into the 80's and the cage has been a bit too cold. In any case, she hasn't burned herself on the cage floor. My other ball python has newspaper between her Repti-bark substrate and the glass of the aquarium floor. She's never shown a tendency to wallow down below the substrate, and the newspaper gives me an extra layer of protection. The thermostat is the primary protection.
Bill
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It's not how many snakes you have. It's how happy and healthy you can keep them.
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- Need help - Bsnake206, Fri Apr 21 16:21:40 2006
- RE: Need help - toshamc, Fri Apr 21 16:25:34 2006
 Another thought - wftright, Fri Apr 21 17:20:14 2006
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