Use UTH with Colubrids?

For some reason it just dawned on me that I could use UTHs for my colubrids. I use heat lamps for them. The light bulb in my head finally started working on the subject. ;)
Finally finding UTHs that I can trust helps too.

My questions for now:

1. Who uses UTHs for their colubrids?
2. Does anyone use supplemental lighting along with the UTH?
3. How are your ambient and cool side temps?
4. If your room isn't warm enough to keep ambient/cool side warm enough, how do you do so?

ty for any answers.

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Originally Posted by Pyrate81

My questions for now:

1. Who uses UTHs for their colubrids?
2. Does anyone use supplemental lighting along with the UTH?
3. How are your ambient and cool side temps?
4. If your room isn't warm enough to keep ambient/cool side warm enough, how do you do so?

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1) Me! Though I usually turn them off in the summer.
2) Nope
3) Ambient temps and cold side stay about 79/80 with a slight night drop since it's colder right now. They're in the snake room that's heated to those degrees.
4) We keep it warm enough, I would think a space heater on a thermostat would work though.

Daybreaker, you always have info I can use. Ty. :)

Well number one it does depends on the colubrid, not all colubrids have the same heat requirements, Hognose Snakes for example need a higher hot spot than Kings or Milk etc, you need to know what the requirements of your animals are.

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Who uses UTHs for their colubrids?

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I currently do but I have also kept colubrids with no hot spot, in that case the ambient temps is higher than the one provided when offering a hot spot.

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Does anyone use supplemental lighting along with the UTH?

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How are your ambient and cool side temps?

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Ambient temps is about 74 and hot spot about 84 (those are for Bulls, Honduran Milks, Texas Rat Snakes, Cali and Brooks Kings)

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If your room isn't warm enough to keep ambient/cool side warm enough, how do you do so?

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I would provide adequate ambient temps with a oil filled heater or additional UTH and thermostat depending on the size of the collection.

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Originally Posted by Pyrate81

1. Who uses UTHs for their colubrids?
2. Does anyone use supplemental lighting along with the UTH?
3. How are your ambient and cool side temps?
4. If your room isn't warm enough to keep ambient/cool side warm enough, how do you do so?

ty for any answers.

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1. No, but I use heat tape, so it's kinda similar.
2. Nope.
3. Ambient: 73-75 Hot spot: 83-86 Cool side: 73-75
4. My room can drop below 70 but the cool side in my tubs usually doesn't drop that low. In fact I haven't seen it below that temp. I don't open the tubs that often.

And this is for corns.

Deb and Andrew, thanks for the replies. Your info has been most informative.

There may be some project/purchase planning to do in my near future. :D

I only use hot spots for a few of my Colubrids. (hogs and basins)
No lighting.
I use heat tape.
ambients are 77-80 in the day 75-77 at night.

I'm new around here but wanted to throw my 2 cents in. I keep a yearling mountain king in a 10gal glass tank with a heat pad and foam back and side covers to help insulate and keep him feeling secure.

Anyway, I keep the cool end at or slightly above the room temp 69-71 and I keep the warm side between 79-82. I use a low watt red night light for two periods during the night for viewing. As well, the red light keeps the night temp drop from going below 67-68. Obviously this is a montane breed of colubrid and it thrives in lower temps. However, with just some supplemental ambient room heat I could keep another type of colubrid at warmer temps.

I forgot to mention that my UTH mat is regulated with a thermostat, so to keep other warmer colubrids you'd also have to raise the stats. upper setting.

I dont use a light either. I use a ceramic heater because my house gets cold, and yes i do use a regulated UTH but he doesnt use it very much.