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cent
at Thu Nov 12 16:25:26 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by cent ]
Thanks much - that's great info.
I actually have her in wood chips now, and don't like them much. I'm in the process of setting up a more natural looking habitat - as close to the natural surroundings as possible. So there will be rocks, sand and some wood chips.
3" was an exaggeration. Will be more like 2" in a glass tank.
There will be spots for her to hide and burrow on both the warm and cool end. Good idea about the water on the cool side.
What I will do is put the temp probe for the Helix under the substrate, touching the glass by the heater. I will probably set it around 90F due to the sand - this will ensure that the snake cannot get any hotter than 90F.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I guess a good surface temp on the warm side would be around 80 and a good temp on the cool end is 70.
I'm probably thinking too hard about it - if I give the snake a warm area and a cold area, it will take care on it's own.
Thanks
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RE: Newb question regarding temperatures. - cent, Thu Nov 12 16:25:26 2009