I tried getting to this point before, but somehow got banned. So I will skip all the drama and get to it.

I posted a kingsnake in a crevice. I did so to show a snake thermoregulating. The problem was, everyone seemed to get it backward. That is, they thought the rock was warm and thats why they were in there. Hmmmmmmmmm totally and 180degrees wrong.

The rock is the mass, its the base temp the snake works from. The mass is commonly in the 50's to 60'sF range Never above 75F. The reptiles then move towards the surface to heat up, and back to cool down.

So when some here thought you should put a fake crevice or retes boards under the lite or Heat emitter, they were totally off to how a snake or other reptile uses this type of heating.

Here are some reptiles using cracks. Enjoy












Now if the comments go well, I have another series showing some actual temps in the field. I would post them now, but my fingers are tired. Cheers

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