And yet even more...

Posted by Fred Albury (Aztec Reptiles) on July 25, 2002 at 12:10:31:

In Reply to: good point Doug...more... posted by Dean Alessandrini (Great American Snake) on July 25, 2002 at 11:35:40:

: If possible...give hide places in BOTH the cool and warm spots.

: but if there is only one hide, it should be in the cool spot. you don't want to make them choose between the preferred temp and security.

: That hide box in the heat spot is probably ususally too hot for your snakes liking...but it wants the security of the box.

: Dean

Doug and Dean make excellent points. The hidebox should be on the cool side, one because it heats up to much on the hot side, two because it increases the humidity in the cage an awfull lot if the spaghnum moss or peat moss inside the box is damp. Now, this increase in humidity is great when thesnake is going into a shed cycle and actually aids the snake in shedding its skin and eye caps, but the rest of the time isnt necessary and can cause problems. So, hide box on the cool side. Nice set up Joel, looks like you did your homework indeed.

*cheers*

Fred
{Aztec REptiles}

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: : If possible...give hide places in BOTH the cool and warm spots. : : but if there is only one hide, it should be in the cool spot. you don't want to make them choose between the preferred temp and security. : : That hide box in the heat spot is probably ususally too hot for your snakes liking...but it wants the security of the box. : : Dean : : Doug and Dean make excellent points. The hidebox should be on the cool side, one because it heats up to much on the hot side, two because it increases the humidity in the cage an awfull lot if the spaghnum moss or peat moss inside the box is damp. Now, this increase in humidity is great when thesnake is going into a shed cycle and actually aids the snake in shedding its skin and eye caps, but the rest of the time isnt necessary and can cause problems. So, hide box on the cool side. Nice set up Joel, looks like you did your homework indeed. : *cheers* : Fred : {Aztec REptiles}

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