Yea but back heat only warms the air. Since the tubs are so small, it really doesn't give them a huge gradient imo. If you kept the room at a constant 85deg i bet that balls would be fine. There'd be a bit of risk involved just bc thats not the norm, but id like to see how it turns out.
I keep my bps a bit cooler than a lot of people and they do fine. My hotspot averages 87 (between 86-88) and the cool side is usually mid 70s. I know a lot of people keep the hot sides at 90 and above though.
That's exactly like mine..my hot side is 85-88 I also do have a UTH which is set at about 86 and a Cool side is about 78
11-15-2013, 03:58 AM
sasT
I have a rack with adult females that uses back heat and another rack for adult females that uses belly heat .. when it comes to follicle growth, breeding and egg production there is no difference AT ALL - all have healthy eggs and pretty much at the same time .. when it comes to feeding there is no difference AT ALL .. that is why I use back heat from now on - 1 large heat tape over the entire rack, it is much less work than with 10 small heat tapes
as for my hatchlings, when i first got a bunch of hatchlings i kept the room temperature at 86 24/7 with NO hot spot .. they ate and grew just fine, the females that I kept like this produced healthy eggs at about 18months of age
11-17-2013, 10:35 AM
Naom9Anne
I'm sure Brian at BHB heats the rooms the snakes are in rather than having individual heat mats/strips etc. Anyone who has watched snake bytes will know his snakes all do very well! I personally have hot spots but I have a relatively low number of BP's so it's more affordable that way for me :)
11-17-2013, 10:40 AM
sho220
I've kept hatchlings in the past with no "hot spot" and they did just fine. The room was heated to about 80...
11-17-2013, 10:45 AM
led-zep
He does heat the room. But he also uses belly heat on some of his racks. Ive heard him say he uses flexwatt on thermostats in some of the racks.
11-17-2013, 10:50 AM
Naom9Anne
Re: No Hot Spot
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Originally Posted by led-zep
He does heat the room. But he also uses belly heat on some of his racks. Ive heard him say he uses flexwatt on thermostats in some of the racks.
I wasn't 100% thanks for clearing that up! :)
11-17-2013, 11:59 AM
led-zep
No Hot Spot
No problem. But yeah It appears he does rely on controling the rooms tempature for the most part.
My rom is on avg 69-72 degrees. I have a 20 long for my 2 month old BP,with a 75 watt bulb directly above his hide on the warm side...this bulb keeps the tank super warm and humidity is quiet good as well,also the hides black plastic and conducts the heat well,so under his hide every warm and humid,I also keep some aspen in his hide for humidity
