could he hurt himself?

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Originally Posted by JasonGranger

Well... if someone had two aquariums that had screen lids, both with let's say 15 bricks on them to prevent escapes, which would escape: a hatchling corn or an adult BCI?

Other than that, you're right.

EDIT: ahhh... I always forget to check the dates on posts when I'm browsing the search engine...

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honestly what has that got to do with this thread? we are discussing HER snake... and HER setup... not all snakes in general. :colbert: old thread or not... i don't see how your post has anything to do with her situation. :P

About having one hide large enough to have a cool and warm end inside the hide itself: my vet actually suggested for me to do this. I told him that I use small hides on each end of the enclosures, and he stated that both methods are acceptable.

really? is your vet a herp vet cause i've never heard of that before. the point of hides is for them to hide... for them to feel safe and secure. in order for them to feel safe and secure they need to be able to squish themselves into the hide...

if the hide is large enough to cover both temps and have the snake fully on either side/temp... then how is it meeting the other needs?

cause... if you need 90-92 on the warm side... and 80-82 on the cool side... then the hide must be quite large in order to create that temp varience within one enclosed hide.

are you following me?

let me try again and let's see if this explains it better.

many people use 3" flexwatt. it doesn't mean they only have 90-92 degree temps on the flexwatt itself... it means the flexwatt heats the tub and the area around the flexwatt is also heated... to create a warm side.

so hypothetically... if the flexwatt (for example) heats 3" on either side of itself... thereby creating a 9" warm side... then, how big would the hide have to be to cover the warm area plus cover the cooler area at the same time? cause wouldn't the hide hold in heat?

Yeah my vet is an experienced herp vet. I hadn't really heard of this method that he proposed before he did. I can understand why a shy snake would prefer a smaller hide over a larger one, which is why I like the two-hide idea better. I haven't collected any kind of data pertaining to temperature variations inside a single larger hide placed half on, half off of a heat source, so I couldn't say if it was impossible or not to achieve the proper thermal gradient for ball pythons, Boa Constrictors, or any other species. Just wanted to share what my vet had told me at one time.

Personally until someone proves me wrong, I cannot see how it's possible to have a full ten degree temp variant inside a hide unless the thing is so freaking huge it nearly covers the length of the enclosure.