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Carter
Snake Mite
39 Posts |
 Posted - 09/04/2012 : 18:28:14
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| Was just wondering how much electric they use im provided by scottish power pay as you go |
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ScalySituation
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5292 Posts |
Posted - 09/04/2012 : 18:29:00
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| not much i dont think, well mums never complained about the bill being too much |
1.0.0 Butter motley corn (Sheldon)
0.1.0 Caramel Corn (Maggie)
0.1.0 Caramel motley corn (Echo)
1.0.0 Cat (Angus)
1 mealworm colony
RIP Skye x
Sleep well Sonny, Mummy loves you xx
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tordyjo
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2036 Posts |
Posted - 09/04/2012 : 18:41:18
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| penny's a day |
 Lilly Crystal Harry
1.2.0 corns, 1.1.0 cats tropical guppies who continually breed
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coxymk2
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1245 Posts |
Posted - 09/04/2012 : 18:47:24
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| I use pay as you go and havent noticed any difference in cost or not enough to notice. |
0.0.1 ANERY (Liquorice)
0.0.1 CAROLINA (Bangle)
0.0.1 AMEL (Boozer)
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Red123
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2030 Posts |
Posted - 09/04/2012 : 19:24:17
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| When using heat mats you hardly notice it. Now heat bulbs/lights/ceramics is a different matter altogether. |
Corn Snake
, 1.0.0 Amel (Stan),
Royal Pythons
1.0.0 Normal (Nigel)
1.0.0 Albino (Tony)
Boa Constrictor Imperator
0.1.0 (Agatha)Western Hognose
0.1.0 Normal (Stevie)
0.0.1 Schneider Skink (George)
1.0.0 Extreme Blonde Harlequin Crested Gecko (Bert)
4 GALS.
Tarantulas
Red Rump (B. Vagans) Jo.
Chaco Golden Knee (G. pulchripes) Charlie, Greenbottle Blue (C. cyaneopubescens) Gus, Honduran Curly Hair ( B. albopilosum) Titch, Mexican Fire Leg (B. boehmei), Salmon Pink Bird Eater(L. parahybana), Fort Hall Baboon (P. Lugardi) Blanche, Stout Leg Baboon (E. Pachypus) Graham, Chilean Rose (G. Rosea) Glen.
Border collie x (BoB), 2 Cats (Lucky & Dip), 17 Goldfish, and The Dubia Family |
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Carter
Snake Mite
39 Posts |
Posted - 09/04/2012 : 19:49:54
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| How much is it when there adults |
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Red123
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2030 Posts |
Posted - 09/04/2012 : 20:00:16
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Originally posted by Carter
How much is it when there adults
It makes very little difference if any when adults as long as you just use heat mats which is all an adult corn snake needs. |
Corn Snake
, 1.0.0 Amel (Stan),
Royal Pythons
1.0.0 Normal (Nigel)
1.0.0 Albino (Tony)
Boa Constrictor Imperator
0.1.0 (Agatha)Western Hognose
0.1.0 Normal (Stevie)
0.0.1 Schneider Skink (George)
1.0.0 Extreme Blonde Harlequin Crested Gecko (Bert)
4 GALS.
Tarantulas
Red Rump (B. Vagans) Jo.
Chaco Golden Knee (G. pulchripes) Charlie, Greenbottle Blue (C. cyaneopubescens) Gus, Honduran Curly Hair ( B. albopilosum) Titch, Mexican Fire Leg (B. boehmei), Salmon Pink Bird Eater(L. parahybana), Fort Hall Baboon (P. Lugardi) Blanche, Stout Leg Baboon (E. Pachypus) Graham, Chilean Rose (G. Rosea) Glen.
Border collie x (BoB), 2 Cats (Lucky & Dip), 17 Goldfish, and The Dubia Family |
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lotabob
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
4334 Posts |
Posted - 09/04/2012 : 20:16:21
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| I've never plugged my corn snake in. Though I run a stack of snake vivariums and spider tubs and have barely noticed a difference in my electric bill, I'm pay as you go too and as long as you dont run out all the time anyway then I dont think you'd have a problem. |
Anery Corn snake SPOT. Royal Python, DUKE. Hogg Island Boa, SANKE. Albino House Snake, HAL.
Harlequin Crested Gecko HARLEY
Albino Horned Frog WAKA
Chilean Rose Tarantula TRIXIE. Brazilian Salmon Pink Bird-eating Tarantula SAM. Orange Baboon Tarantula BORIS.
Giant Asian Forest Scorpion, SALLY.
Giant African Land Snails, SHELDON & MICHELLE.
Budwing Mantis, MAIA
Dubia Roach Colony. Silkworm Colony. Mealworm Colony. Waxworm Colony. Fruit Beetle Colony.
MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL http://www.youtube.com/user/alocheeky |
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Red123
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2030 Posts |
Posted - 09/04/2012 : 22:17:14
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Originally posted by lotabob
I've never plugged my corn snake in.
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Corn Snake
, 1.0.0 Amel (Stan),
Royal Pythons
1.0.0 Normal (Nigel)
1.0.0 Albino (Tony)
Boa Constrictor Imperator
0.1.0 (Agatha)Western Hognose
0.1.0 Normal (Stevie)
0.0.1 Schneider Skink (George)
1.0.0 Extreme Blonde Harlequin Crested Gecko (Bert)
4 GALS.
Tarantulas
Red Rump (B. Vagans) Jo.
Chaco Golden Knee (G. pulchripes) Charlie, Greenbottle Blue (C. cyaneopubescens) Gus, Honduran Curly Hair ( B. albopilosum) Titch, Mexican Fire Leg (B. boehmei), Salmon Pink Bird Eater(L. parahybana), Fort Hall Baboon (P. Lugardi) Blanche, Stout Leg Baboon (E. Pachypus) Graham, Chilean Rose (G. Rosea) Glen.
Border collie x (BoB), 2 Cats (Lucky & Dip), 17 Goldfish, and The Dubia Family |
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Carter
Snake Mite
39 Posts |
Posted - 09/04/2012 : 22:19:20
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| So basically when it gets to the stage of adults a big heat mat is needed and thats it |
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paulie78
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2331 Posts |
Posted - 09/04/2012 : 22:30:08
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Originally posted by Carter
So basically when it gets to the stage of adults a big heat mat is needed and thats it
Yup your heatmat needs to cover at least a third and a maxiumum of half your viv floor space as i said in the other post i use the ultratherm 11x11 matts and in a 2ft viv it covers half the floor space in a 3ft it covers around a third |
6.8.0 Corn Snakes http://buzzsprehistoricpets.yolasite.com/
1.1.0 Royal
0.2.0 Chinchillas
1.1.0 Cats
1.1.0 Birds
0.0.2 Fishtanks
0.0.1 Cali Kingsnake
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Corns7
Hatchling
United Kingdom
257 Posts |
Posted - 09/04/2012 : 22:31:54
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| You only need a bigger heat mat when they are adults because they are in bigger viv's. The bigg the viv the bigger the mat |
0.1 Carolina corn-Willameana
1.0 springer spaniel- Seb
1.0 shih tzu- Charlie
0.1 black cat- Luna
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a33272
our battery charger
United Kingdom
3063 Posts |
Posted - 09/04/2012 : 23:00:28
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Originally posted by Red123
Now heat bulbs/lights/ceramics is a different matter altogether.
i disagree my JCP has 120w of I/R bulbs an they barely use anything.
the best way to look at how much power viv heaters use is the simple fact that the thermostats are only on 5amp fused plugs which means there pretty low power consumers.
when i set up my 2 vivs 1 with mat an 1 with 2 I/R bulbs before u put snakes in i turned all the house electric off an turned the stats right up to see what the meter did an then compaired it to other things.....
my conclusion was a tv on standby used more |
    
0.1.0 creamsicle corn-Marmalade
1.0.0 jungle carpet python-Bumble
1.0.0 corn Casper
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Carter
Snake Mite
39 Posts |
Posted - 09/04/2012 : 23:38:55
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| Wow a tv on stand by im getin a corn end of august (my bday) just finding out usefull info before commiting |
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a33272
our battery charger
United Kingdom
3063 Posts |
Posted - 10/04/2012 : 00:10:05
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| my tv on standby uses as much as it does when its on!!!!. trust me electric usage is minimal |
0.1.0 creamsicle corn-Marmalade
1.0.0 jungle carpet python-Bumble
1.0.0 corn Casper
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Georgina
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2382 Posts |
Posted - 10/04/2012 : 00:46:28
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| i have three mats, and i use a key meter for electric, i havnt noticed a rise at all x |
1.0 western hognose (hero)
1.0 phantom reverse pin dal brindle crested gecko (goyle)
0.2 red dal red harly (sprite) 99% full pin Harley crested gecko (TuLong)
0.0.3 miomantis paykullii
0.0.3 Bombina orientalis (oriental fire bellied toad)
0.3 fancy mice (snap, crackle and pop)
1.0 yorkshire terrier (jasper)
2.1 cats (echo, shadow and pokey) |
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oakleyman18
Yearling
828 Posts |
Posted - 10/04/2012 : 07:25:34
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Let's do some maths.. ("yay!!" I hear you all cry!)
As far as I'm aware, my current electricity price is around £0.15 per kWh. This means I can use 1kW of energy for one hour, at a cost of 15p. So, if we take a 15W heat mat for example (adult sized!), it looks like this:
Cost of running a 15W heat mat for one hour = 0.225p (£0.00225)
Cost of running a heat mat for 12 hours a day (assuming thermostat management) = 2.7p (£0.027)
Cost of running a 15W heat mat for 12 hours a day for a year = £9.85.
That's next to nothing really  |
Oscar Morrell
0.1.0. Tessera het Caramel Diffused Hypo ph Amel Anery CB'12 "Cassi", 0.1.0. Diffused Powder CB'12 "Ruby"
0.1.0. Normal Stripe, het Hypo, Amel, Lavender CB'11 "Amber", 1.0.0. Lavender Stripe het Diffused Anery Amel Hypo CB'11 "Pluto"
1.0.0. Hypo Opal Ph Stripe CB'12 "Hops", 1.0.0. Caramel Stripe het Amel CB'08 "Jasper", 1.0.0. Opal Stripe het Anery CB'09 "Topaz"
0.1.0. Amel Stripe het Caramel CB'09 "Poppy", 0.1.0. Tessera het Amel Lavender Stripe ph Diffused Hypo Anery CB'12 "Amethyst" |
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Red123
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2030 Posts |
Posted - 10/04/2012 : 08:31:02
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Originally posted by a33272
quote:
Originally posted by Red123
Now heat bulbs/lights/ceramics is a different matter altogether.
i disagree my JCP has 120w of I/R bulbs an they barely use anything.
the best way to look at how much power viv heaters use is the simple fact that the thermostats are only on 5amp fused plugs which means there pretty low power consumers.
when i set up my 2 vivs 1 with mat an 1 with 2 I/R bulbs before u put snakes in i turned all the house electric off an turned the stats right up to see what the meter did an then compaired it to other things.....
my conclusion was a tv on standby used more
I guess my bulbs use alot then because I do not run them on stats. They reach and stay at a constant temp providing the 120f hot spot that I need. Maybe I should consider using a larger wattage bulb and using a stat. We are on pay as you go for electric and since using the two bulbs and the two UV lights my electric has risen by at least £5 a week! |
Corn Snake
, 1.0.0 Amel (Stan),
Royal Pythons
1.0.0 Normal (Nigel)
1.0.0 Albino (Tony)
Boa Constrictor Imperator
0.1.0 (Agatha)Western Hognose
0.1.0 Normal (Stevie)
0.0.1 Schneider Skink (George)
1.0.0 Extreme Blonde Harlequin Crested Gecko (Bert)
4 GALS.
Tarantulas
Red Rump (B. Vagans) Jo.
Chaco Golden Knee (G. pulchripes) Charlie, Greenbottle Blue (C. cyaneopubescens) Gus, Honduran Curly Hair ( B. albopilosum) Titch, Mexican Fire Leg (B. boehmei), Salmon Pink Bird Eater(L. parahybana), Fort Hall Baboon (P. Lugardi) Blanche, Stout Leg Baboon (E. Pachypus) Graham, Chilean Rose (G. Rosea) Glen.
Border collie x (BoB), 2 Cats (Lucky & Dip), 17 Goldfish, and The Dubia Family |
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Carter
Snake Mite
39 Posts |
Posted - 10/04/2012 : 09:42:19
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| So do baby corns need 24/7 heat but adults 12 hours per day |
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Sta~ple
qeeun speler
United Kingdom
6129 Posts |
Posted - 10/04/2012 : 09:45:15
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It's over 9 thousand!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anyway yeah it's not a lot, think like £30ish a yeah for my 5 on heatmats. |
  
A very special super, duper thanks for K :3 |
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burton2236
Egg
United Kingdom
52 Posts |
Posted - 10/04/2012 : 10:55:39
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| my girlfriends mother had a bill for 300quid and tried to blame it all my my two snakes LOL soo i think ill have to show her this :D |
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Whats the electric bill like on a baby/adult corn
