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RE: Cali king basking/night lamp?

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Posted by: markg at Mon Feb 17 20:29:59 2014   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by markg ]  
   

Simple 10 gal setup:

Undertank heater;

Thin layer of aspen or "lizard litter" substrate;

Cover the screen top with styrene foam or plastic wrap. Poke a few air holes;

Add hides such as cardboard boxes, or layers of cardboard pieces, or pvc pipe pieces, or toilet paper tubes, etc;



Add a water bowl large enough to keep the humidity from getting too low.



Further info..

Those 50 watt and higher bulbs are not good for snakes such as kings. I have experimented so much with 10 gals. The best lamp setup was using a 7 watt night light bulb inside the tank, and covering the cage top. No need for high wattage bulbs that get ultra hot and suck up all the moisture.

   

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