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Freddiesmum
Sub Adult
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 Posted - 17/07/2012 : 13:25:53
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Hey guys 
I have been having a read through old posts, and from what i can see, most heat mats are placed under/outside the faunarium.
I was told to place it on the side wall outside the faunarium.
Why would this be? |
1.1.0 Corn Snakes, Oscar the Golddust Motley, Emmy the Ultramel Anery
2.0.0 Cats, Yoda and Ed
1.0.0 Leopard Gecko, Masuka
1.0.0 Western Hognose Snake - Hugo |
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NexivRed
Yearling
United Kingdom
551 Posts |
Posted - 17/07/2012 : 13:42:49
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| Just some poor advice I reckon. I think the best place is underneath the snake so they have the best possible chance of absorbing the heat. Mine's outside of the tub underneath, and the probe is between the mat and the tub. |
R.I.P. 0.1: CB10 Ophion - pewter masque het amel
1.0: CB10 lavender stripe het ??? - Alabaster (Bats) Codify
0.1: CB12 hypo plasma het amel - Nebula
0.2: CB13 diffused 66% pos het cinder - Demeter (Mimi) & Bombulurina (Reenie)
1.0: CB13 hypo cinder ?% pos het amel stripe - Huckleberry
0.1: CB13 anery aztec het amel - Tetris
1.0: CB13 gold dust motley stripe - Helios |
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Freddiesmum
Sub Adult
1083 Posts |
Posted - 17/07/2012 : 13:47:46
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Cool. And the stat should be inbetween 27 - 29 degrees yeah. I assume he it won't burn him if he sits directly above the mat?
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1.1.0 Corn Snakes, Oscar the Golddust Motley, Emmy the Ultramel Anery
2.0.0 Cats, Yoda and Ed
1.0.0 Leopard Gecko, Masuka
1.0.0 Western Hognose Snake - Hugo |
Edited by - Freddiesmum on 17/07/2012 14:14:21 |
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NexivRed
Yearling
United Kingdom
551 Posts |
Posted - 17/07/2012 : 14:14:04
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That's the right temp yeah. Though from what I've read so far it's not so serious if the temperature drops slightly lower, but you really don't want it going above 29. No it won't burn him. If you touch the mat you'll struggle to feel the warmth, and that's because it's almost 10 degrees lower than human body temperature.
If you can put the probe there then do so. I'm thinking of moving mine because I'm getting cooler temps than the thermostat is set to, and I think it's because the tub is absorbing some of the heat. In fact I'm sure it is. To get a reading of 27 and above, I'm having to keep my thermostat at 30-31. |
R.I.P. 0.1: CB10 Ophion - pewter masque het amel
1.0: CB10 lavender stripe het ??? - Alabaster (Bats) Codify
0.1: CB12 hypo plasma het amel - Nebula
0.2: CB13 diffused 66% pos het cinder - Demeter (Mimi) & Bombulurina (Reenie)
1.0: CB13 hypo cinder ?% pos het amel stripe - Huckleberry
0.1: CB13 anery aztec het amel - Tetris
1.0: CB13 gold dust motley stripe - Helios |
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Freddiesmum
Sub Adult
1083 Posts |
Posted - 17/07/2012 : 14:18:31
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| Okaydoke. I'll have a fiddle with it tonight, swap where the mat, probe etc are placed. I really need to get a digital thermometor, the one i got with the kit is pretty rubbish! |
1.1.0 Corn Snakes, Oscar the Golddust Motley, Emmy the Ultramel Anery
2.0.0 Cats, Yoda and Ed
1.0.0 Leopard Gecko, Masuka
1.0.0 Western Hognose Snake - Hugo |
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coxymk2
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1245 Posts |
Posted - 17/07/2012 : 14:35:55
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| Thermostats are renowned for not being accurate. Place the mat under the faun with the thermostat probe on top of mat. Place thermometer probe inside faun on floor above thermostat probe and regulate by temp shown on digi-thermometer. |
0.0.1 ANERY (Liquorice)
0.0.1 CAROLINA (Bangle)
0.0.1 AMEL (Boozer)
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NexivRed
Yearling
United Kingdom
551 Posts |
Posted - 17/07/2012 : 15:38:04
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| I got my digi thermometers off ebay for just over £2 each, free P&P. |
R.I.P. 0.1: CB10 Ophion - pewter masque het amel
1.0: CB10 lavender stripe het ??? - Alabaster (Bats) Codify
0.1: CB12 hypo plasma het amel - Nebula
0.2: CB13 diffused 66% pos het cinder - Demeter (Mimi) & Bombulurina (Reenie)
1.0: CB13 hypo cinder ?% pos het amel stripe - Huckleberry
0.1: CB13 anery aztec het amel - Tetris
1.0: CB13 gold dust motley stripe - Helios |
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Freddiesmum
Sub Adult
1083 Posts |
Posted - 17/07/2012 : 15:39:31
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| I must have found the same ones as you, just ordered them bargain! |
1.1.0 Corn Snakes, Oscar the Golddust Motley, Emmy the Ultramel Anery
2.0.0 Cats, Yoda and Ed
1.0.0 Leopard Gecko, Masuka
1.0.0 Western Hognose Snake - Hugo |
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NexivRed
Yearling
United Kingdom
551 Posts |
Posted - 17/07/2012 : 15:46:00
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| I ordered 3 and I think they're pretty reliable as they arrived all in the same packet and were within .1 of a degree of each other. |
R.I.P. 0.1: CB10 Ophion - pewter masque het amel
1.0: CB10 lavender stripe het ??? - Alabaster (Bats) Codify
0.1: CB12 hypo plasma het amel - Nebula
0.2: CB13 diffused 66% pos het cinder - Demeter (Mimi) & Bombulurina (Reenie)
1.0: CB13 hypo cinder ?% pos het amel stripe - Huckleberry
0.1: CB13 anery aztec het amel - Tetris
1.0: CB13 gold dust motley stripe - Helios |
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