Do you think she'll be okay?

Hey everyone i have a normal BP pretty close to 2 feet. She just ate :).Shes in a 10g enclosure until i build her a rack for christmas. since its winter, my room gets pretty cold at night. im guessing somewhere in the high 60's to low 70s. I have her on a heat pad connected to a thermostat 24 hours a day. Shell be okay as long as she has a constant basking spot of 90-94 right? just checking because i dont want her to be unhealthy since bps arent suposed to go below 75F.

thanks

If the ambient air temperature gets below 75*, I would do something about it. Either get another UTH or a small space heater or -gasp- a lamp of some sort.

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Originally Posted by Kaorte

If the ambient air temperature gets below 75*, I would do something about it. Either get another UTH or a small space heater or -gasp- a lamp of some sort.

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haha i have a spare lamp..but its not a red bulb its like a yellow house bulb...would that work?

oh and i have a little room heater. my mom gets mad at me wenever i use it tho cuz it raises the electric bill like no tomorow.

Hi,

I would try and pick up a red or blue bulb and a dimmerswitch to control it ( at a minimum ).

That shouldn't break the bank but will still hopefully let you keep the ambient temps up - have you insulated the back, sides and bottom of the tank yet?

That can really help too. :)


dr del

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Originally Posted by dr del

Hi,

I would try and pick up a red or blue bulb and a dimmerswitch to control it ( at a minimum ).

That shouldn't break the bank but will still hopefully let you keep the ambient temps up - have you insulated the back, sides and bottom of the tank yet?

That can really help too. :)


dr del

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yea ill pick one up tomorow. but do you think i could use a 60w house bulb just for tonight?

and a random quesiton dr del...could i keep an adult corn snake in a 41qt tub?

Well, you shouldn't have anything other than a red or moonlight bulb shining on the snake at night. Just so it doesn't screw with their sleep schedule. They at least need to know its night time.

Hi,

I can't see it causing problems for just one night as long as it is controlled in some way so that it doesn't over heat the tank. :gj:

I'm not sure about the corns - what are the dimensions of that size of tub and how long and heavy is the corn snake?

They move about a bit more than BP's but I'd throw a thread up in the corn snake section and get more peoples opinions. :)


dr del

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Originally Posted by Kaorte

Well, you shouldn't have anything other than a red or moonlight bulb shining on the snake at night. Just so it doesn't screw with their sleep schedule. They at least need to know its night time.

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ya good pnt. i dnt want her to regurge either cuz she just ate 2nite

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Originally Posted by dr del

Hi,

I can't see it causing problems for just one night as long as it is controlled in some way so that it doesn't over heat the tank. :gj:

I'm not sure about the corns - what are the dimensions of that size of tub and how long and heavy is the corn snake?

They move about a bit more than BP's but I'd throw a thread up in the corn snake section and get more peoples opinions. :)


dr del

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The corn is like 5 ft..but i think im just gona go with another ball lol. maybe a lemon pastel or spider. i looooove lemons!

Completely unrelated, but: your signature killed me. :rofl:

You seriously got asked that question? :8: