Che bulb

[Ziggy31984]

I woke up thankful when I did and say the temp low about 70 degrees under the che side the che has died i am wondering what watt is best for ziggy I have looked on line it say no preference what watt to you use?


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[Homebody]

I've taken the liberty of reposting a pic of your enclosure from October. If your set up has changed substantially, please post a current photo. I've never used CHEs myself, but these pics will help those that do advise you. Thanks.

[Ziggy31984]

The zilla hide out is bigger that’s the only thing has changed what do you use? A heating pad?


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[Homebody]

...what do you use? A heating pad?

I use a RHP (clearly visible in this photo) and heat tape (under the tub). There is a whole in the pvc shelf that allows my snake to go from one to the other.

[bcr229]

If it did the job you could replace it with another CHE or with a deep heat projector (DHP) of similar wattage.

[Ziggy31984]

I ordered mor from Amazon thank you for responding


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[YungRasputin]

if you suspect it’s a wattage issue you could use a thermostat controller that way it won’t go over board on its own? i use em and they’re p handy

[Ziggy31984]

I have these so it won’t get to hot
RHP? I know it no excuse for not looking it up even though I had him about 3 years because of a crazy work schedule every day is a new day to learn and I have learned some to a lot with him and other people will look at it soon
And your the first person I have seen using some sort of a pet friendly carpet in terrarium



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[Bogertophis]

...And your the first person I have seen using some sort of a pet friendly carpet in terrarium...Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

FYI, I like using backless indoor-outdoor carpet for some of my snakes, & I've been doing so for many years; it's a very "green" option, as it lasts virtually "forever", it's hand-washable, can be disinfected, dries fast (or can be used damp) & offers excellent traction for snakes. It also allows UTH heat to rise thru it easily.

[Homebody]

...And your the first person I have seen using some sort of a pet friendly carpet in terrarium

It works for me. When I kept my BP in a Sterilite tub, I used newspaper because it's cheap and easy to maintain. It didn't matter that it didn't look nice because you couldn't see in the tub anyway. When I built the enclosure above, I needed something that looked better. I decided on repticarpet because it's similarly cheap and easy to maintain. I think the reason you don't see it more often is that it doesn't look as nice as the naturalistic substrates, so keepers that use it don't post pics.