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| phiney |
Posted - 15/05/2012 : 19:34:28
Hello. Can somebody help me? I've had my cornsnake for just under a year, and have just, in the past week, put him in a larger vivarium as he had outgrown his starter one. My query regards heat mats stats. At the moment he's got a heatmat on the floor of the viv (beneath the substrate), but I don't have a heat mat stat attached. Do I need one? And how do they work? Does the heat mat simply plug into the stat which then plugs into the mains? Or would a heat lamp be best? Sorry for all the questions, but I want to make sure that Spider (my cornsnake) is happy and healthy. |
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| Georgina |
Posted - 15/05/2012 : 19:46:33
i test all my mats before i put them in my vivs and my 7.5w mat oes above 50 degrees. hence the need for stats :) |
| Mamma |
Posted - 15/05/2012 : 19:43:43
The stat controls the heat on your mat. ALot of stores will tell you mats do not go over 30 degrees max. This is untrue. I have a mat that the thermostat got knocked off and the temp of the rub when I noticed was in the 40's which is dangerously high.
If you do not want the snake to burn/overheat it is utmost important to have one xx |
| ScalySituation |
Posted - 15/05/2012 : 19:43:16
:) |
| phiney |
Posted - 15/05/2012 : 19:42:29
Fantastic. Thank you very much. Spider says thank you too :) |
| ScalySituation |
Posted - 15/05/2012 : 19:41:21
yup thats the one i got, its £6 cheaper if u get it from here tho ----> http://www.surreypetsupplies.co.uk/
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| phiney |
Posted - 15/05/2012 : 19:39:40
Thanks very much. I'll get one ordered straight away. Is one like this ok?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Euro-Rep-Habistat-Heat-Thermostat/dp/B002SQAP1S/ref=sr_1_1?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1337107112&sr=1-1
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| ScalySituation |
Posted - 15/05/2012 : 19:37:52
really do need a stat, it keeps the temps within the desired range. u are right about the set up of it, at heat mat is best for corns :) |
