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serpentcity
at Sun Feb 1 18:40:44 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by serpentcity ]
busy-busy-busy. Anyways:
The surface of the floor above the 3" flexwatt will measure at 98-100F. Ambient temp in the room seldom exceeds 78F except during the hottest summer days. Even after a big meal when the females' seek the hot spot, the snakes' surface temp (a reflection of core body temp), as measured with an infrared temp gun, seldom exceeds 88F. So by offering this higher-than-commonly recommended temp, it allows the snakes to quickly and efficiently reach the snakes' preferred temp, but by behavioral thermoregulation they seldom exceed 88F. Hope this helps! SJM
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