As long as you don't have temps that will put your snakes in harm's way, there is no right and no wrong. Some people have to cool, some don't. Personally, I don't change a thing year round and my boas breed just fine.. I'm not suggesting that anyone does it but I don't even run a thermostat or any type of temp control system for my flexwatt.. My flexwatt runs constantly year round, gravid females and all. Snakes know when they're getting too warm and when they're getting to cool, my females constantly thermoregulate while gravid.. It just doesn't seem natural to give them the perfect hotspot temps with no need for thermoregulation.. Its disturbing to see a gravid female sit in the same spot for weeks at a time. I doubt there are any spots in nature that are a constant temp 24/7.. Wow, I ramble..lol I only use 11 watt, 11" wide flexwatt. I highly recommend not using the higher, 20 watt flexwatt. There is always a risk of fire when working with electrical equipment. I even used a human heatpad for my first litter of 43 live and 13 slugs.

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• oh no! my temps were wrong!.. - bergmantis, Wed Oct 31 22:33:31 2007
• RE: oh no! my temps were wrong!.. - LSD, Wed Oct 31 23:10:45 2007
• RE: oh no! my temps were wrong!.. - TnK, Thu Nov 1 18:34:01 2007
• RE: oh no! my temps were wrong!.. - danktat, Wed Oct 31 23:21:47 2007
• RE: oh no! my temps were wrong!.. - NCBoas, Thu Nov 1 11:37:43 2007