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randywhittington
at Thu Nov 12 15:22:52 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by randywhittington ]
Sorry to hear about that.
I personally think heat tape or under the tank heaters are fine but they should ALWAYS have a reostat if you keep the ambient temps stable or a thermostat if the ambient temps are not stable. A thermostat is safest in case you have an unexpected drop or rise in the room temp. I test the temp at the bottom of what ever the bedding is, right on top of the heat source and have that set at the warmest temp you want them to have access to. You just adjust the reostat or thermostat until the temp directly on top of the heat source is the warmest temp you want the snake has access to. A snake will always burrow right down to the bottom if it's looking warmer temps.
----- Randy Whittington
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