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Posted by: serpentcity at Tue Apr 12 22:29:05 2005   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by serpentcity ]  
   

...almost always need to be dimmed to avoid getting too hot...



...place the pad under one end of the cage to maximize your temp gradient...adjust temp with a dimmer (rheostat) or thermostat...usually a pad of about 20-25% of the floor space is sufficient...can be left on 24/7...



...tempa adjustment to about 93-95F will allow a BP to efficiently thermoregulate w/o risk of melting plastic, but you need a reliable temp-controller...



Hope this helps!



Scott J. Michaels DVM

Serpent City

   

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