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phiney
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
15 Posts |
 Posted - 15/05/2012 : 19:34:28
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| 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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ScalySituation
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5292 Posts |
Posted - 15/05/2012 : 19:37:52
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| 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 :) |
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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phiney
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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ScalySituation
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5292 Posts |
Posted - 15/05/2012 : 19:41:21
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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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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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phiney
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
15 Posts |
Posted - 15/05/2012 : 19:42:29
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| Fantastic. Thank you very much. Spider says thank you too :) |
0.0.1 Corn (Spider) |
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ScalySituation
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5292 Posts |
Posted - 15/05/2012 : 19:43:16
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| :) |
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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Mamma
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
4494 Posts |
Posted - 15/05/2012 : 19:43:43
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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 |
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Georgina
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2382 Posts |
Posted - 15/05/2012 : 19:46:33
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| 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 :) |
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)
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