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Falice
Yearling
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 09/02/2012 : 19:32:36
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| dunno if this is me being stupid or not, but i have a heat mat with thermostat and a digi thermometer the probes are positioned on the floor in the middle of the heat mat, which is reading 27.5 at the moment, but my thermometer which is half way up is readying only 20/21. Is this a problem? at the moment Trevor is sat in his hide on the heat mat but Usually he sits kind of in the middle of the hot and cool end underneath a branch which the heat mat doesn't touch, but at the moment he is warm.. Just wondering if it's a problem that the air temp is so low? x |
1.0.0 Royal Python (Sir Cuthbert)
1.0.0 Corn (Trevor)
1.0.0 C0ckatiel (Baldwin)
1.0.0 Jug - jack russel x pug (Keyser Soze)
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smart bunny
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5091 Posts |
Posted - 09/02/2012 : 20:38:18
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| You should go by the thermometer rather than by the temp on the stat as stats are notoriously unreliable :) |
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Falice
Yearling
United Kingdom
757 Posts |
Posted - 09/02/2012 : 21:08:39
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| oh soz i meant the thermometer that is on the floor is readying 27 but the other thermometer i have that is half way up the viv is readying 20/21 |
1.0.0 Royal Python (Sir Cuthbert)
1.0.0 Corn (Trevor)
1.0.0 C0ckatiel (Baldwin)
1.0.0 Jug - jack russel x pug (Keyser Soze)
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Auld Baldy
Ikea's Pimp
United Kingdom
1619 Posts |
Posted - 09/02/2012 : 21:16:15
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Temps are OK. Trevor will pick the position where he feels most comfortable.
He will use the warm end for digesting his grub. Afterwards he will move between warm and cool to regulate his body temperature. Don't worry, he knows where to go.  |
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smart bunny
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5091 Posts |
Posted - 10/02/2012 : 07:41:53
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Oh right, don't worry about that, corns like to sit on something hot, they are not bothered by the air temp hence why people tend to use heat mats which heat the viv just above them rather than lamps (although some use lamps/both). That's why everyone says to put the probe on the mat - go by that one  |
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Falice
Yearling
United Kingdom
757 Posts |
Posted - 10/02/2012 : 12:56:50
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| cool thanks guys, the other thing is will he still be ok when he's not sitting on the floor? cuz quite often i find him sitting right at the top on the fake plant |
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Okeetee Mick
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/02/2012 : 13:03:36
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| Don't worry, he will do as he pleases and knows what's best for him. |
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Falice
Yearling
United Kingdom
757 Posts |
Posted - 10/02/2012 : 15:53:38
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| ok thanku for advice =] I'm a massive worrier lol |
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1.0.0 Corn (Trevor)
1.0.0 C0ckatiel (Baldwin)
1.0.0 Jug - jack russel x pug (Keyser Soze)
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Temperature question
