| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| magpie |
Posted - 06/10/2011 : 10:04:43
Well, my thermostat arrived in the post yesterday, so I thought I'd have a go at setting up my faun  , and I think I spent almost the entire afternoon fiddling with the temperatures trying to get them right!
Currently, the high end is reading between 29 & 29.5C... is this okay? Different sources seem to advise all kinds of different temperatures so I'm getting a bit confused! And yesterday the low end was reading a nice 21C, but this morning I've woken up to find it's dropped to 17C. I take it this is too low, so how do I stop this from happening? Would some insulation help (like putting the faun on a polystyrene base, perhaps)? |
| 6 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| ga-rat |
Posted - 06/10/2011 : 16:30:50
Good luck finding your new snake friend.. |
| Simmy_82 |
Posted - 06/10/2011 : 13:23:13
Happy hunting  |
| magpie |
Posted - 06/10/2011 : 13:21:04
Awesome, thanks guys
I've nudged the thermostat down a teeny bit so it's closer to 28C now. I think I might be ready to start looking for a snake! |
| Kehhlyr |
Posted - 06/10/2011 : 13:06:16
As what simmy says, the cool end will usually be around the same temp as the room it's in. Generally when the snake learns that there's a nice warm comfy area and a cooler area, they will move about between the 2 at their own leisure.
I had cool end temps in my vivs of 8c last summer, I and I'd like to think that the snakes enjoyed having somewhere to chill from the heat we were having. |
| eeji |
Posted - 06/10/2011 : 13:03:28
don't worry at all about the cool end, its the warm end you don't want too high. Mine are set to around 27 deg C. |
| Simmy_82 |
Posted - 06/10/2011 : 10:25:58
Yeah that high temp is fine. Its what mine peaks at. The cool end is not as much of a problem. Tho the only way to have that end warmer is the room temperature really. So i wouldnt worry too much about it. The room mine is in is a similar temp and had no problems. |
