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Posted by patricia sherman on November 28, 2002 at 13:14:30:
In Reply to: Question about heating posted by chris240582 on November 27, 2002 at 10:02:03:
22'C (72'F) is about perfect for the cool side. But I'm willing to bet that the surface temp over the heat mat, is far warmer than 24'C (75'F), as proven by your snake's propensity for selecting the cool side to hang out in.
If anything, you probably need to provide less heat, not more, inside the warm end, if your objective is to have her spend more time there. You have to take the temp right at the surface, since that's where she's actually thermoregulating herself.
The fact that she seems to be perfectly healthy, suggests that your set-up doesn't need much alteration to keep her that way.
Tricia
:I have a Great Plains Rat Snake, about a year old and in very good health. I have a good set up but was wondering about the heat of the vivarium. Like I said she is perfectly healthy, eats well and sheds well but I was wondering if I had the heat optimally set. I have a UV tube that provides some heat and a heat mat underneath the tank on the outside of the wood. The air temp reads 24oC on 'warm' side and she is warm when she has been lying in this area but also spends a lot of time in the cool on the other side of the tank. The temp on the 'cool' side reads 22oC but to touch there is a greater difference. I guess that'll be cos the readings are not of the vivarium floor. Anyway, to the point, I was wondering if I should fit the heatmat inside the viv instead to give a greater source of heat? If so what is the best way to fix it down and should there be a certain depth of chippings on top of it?
