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WHAT TEMPERATURE IS YOUR HOT SPOT AT?

thunderpaws Apr 02, 2009 06:29 PM

Hi all,

I was chatting with a larger breeder today and we were talking hot spots and ambient temperatures. I have been running my winter ambient temperatures at 73 to 76 degrees and the hot spot at 90 degrees with no substrate. I also drop the hot spot temps 3 degrees from sunset to sunrise. The breeder was suggesting and I BELIEVE the VPI book recommends the same to keep the hot spot at around 85 degrees and to drop the hot spot down into the mid 70s during breeding season. I am always looking for ways to improve these settings, so if you have some settings that are working please share with us.

Best regards,
Bill

Replies (1)

jyohe Apr 02, 2009 07:01 PM

only have one 3 inch tape on 16 balls .....and my room is around 82 at shoulder height.....I ran tapes at 90 and now like 95.....

......I also have alot of balls with no heat tapes......just room temps........

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