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Heating Difficulties

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  • 02-05-2018, 03:09 PM
    Reposado
    Re: Heating Difficulties
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by MD_Pythons View Post
    I'm gonna have to disagree with you on the tape part, snakes can easily get behind and get stuck to it. Not worth the risk, nothing sticky should be in the enclosure.

    True, I have seen some nasty things when sticky gets on scales, though that's usually from a thermometer that had the foam sticky back piece. Maybe use some sealant instead, like acrylic caulking. I had electrical tape keeping some wires down in my PVC tank that I recently replaced with clear caulking just to make it look cleaner. I've had loose probes in my racks and PVC tanks before and my snakes are just destructive I think, lol. They always get moved around or pulled down...
  • 02-05-2018, 03:12 PM
    Craiga 01453
    Re: Heating Difficulties
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Reposado View Post
    Tape the wire down so the snake can't get behind it or pull it down.

    NO NO NO!!! DO NOT put tape inside your enclosure!!!

    Snakes can, and will, end up getting the tape loose and risk very serious injuries or even death. Tape can get stuck to the snakes and cause very serious scale issues, and in extreme cases can cause spinal injuries, paralysis and even death. I believe it was on this forum where I read about about tape inside an enclosure that actually broke the snake's neck and killed the animal.

    PLEASE remove any tape or similar adhesive you may have inside your enclosure and PLEASE refrain from advising anybody to put tape inside a snake enclosure.
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