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toshamc
at Mon Jan 30 10:30:51 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by toshamc ]
The larger the tank the harder it is going to be to keep a good temperature gradient - it's just a fact of life. I would recommend first that you get an UTH - ceramic bulbs do an ok job at warming the air but they don't really warm up the substrate which would be the most beneficial to the snake (or if they are close enough they could heat up the substrate too much)- using a bulb for suplimental heat is fine but a little belly heat will go a long way. Also I would recommend insulating your tank - either buy some of that fake rock background or the foam stuff on the roll but you loose a lot of heat through your tank - If you want to keep the sides open to see in, do the back and bottom. You can also put some kind of heat on your cool end - I run heat rope under my substrate in my big tank and it helps keep a good gradient thru-out. Simply adding another heat source could be all you need. Once you play with it a bit and get it right you should be able to put it on a thermostat and not worry about it again.
Hope some of this helps.
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RE: heating problem - toshamc, Mon Jan 30 10:30:51 2006