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  • 05-24-2021, 02:30 PM
    Nick_MD
    Temp Cycling - Day/Night ?
    I'm curious how many of you cycle your temps from day to night for your boas. I have a day/night cycle for lighting, but not for temps. I've seen some guides that recommend dropping the temps a few degrees at night. Is this something that "should" be done?
  • 05-24-2021, 02:47 PM
    jmcrook
    For the last couple years I've been doing a night drop with temps as well as seasonal temp changes. I provide an 88-90* hot spot with RHP run on a herpstat set to ramp up over three hours starting at 8am and back down over three hours starting at I think 5-6pm. Peak basking temp on their shelves and perches is between 11am-5pm or so. Night temps basically drop to the temp of the room (75-77* in the spring/summer months) but I have the thermostat set such that under the panel never goes below ~77-78*. At night the panel functions more as a safety net than an active heat source.
  • 05-24-2021, 03:09 PM
    KMG
    I don't do anything as for my heat sources. The room does change a bit just because it cools off out side but that doesn't do much for my cages.
  • 05-24-2021, 06:10 PM
    Ascended
    I strongly believe it is needed for those snakes that would experience it in the wild. like many north american snakes to which I always gave a night drop in temp.
    But for tropical species where the night drop in minimum, and ball pythons in their insulated rodent hides, I do not believe its necessary.
    Keep it natural is my view. If the snake is evolved for night drops and even hibernation, then let them have it. If not, don't fight evolution.
    Nature knows better than us.
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