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No, please don't use regular carpet, as it will catch on their scales, as anyone who's ever tried to wear a snake and a sweater at the same time can testify.
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I agree with Marla The fibers will catch on their scales. I would us some bedding. Also test the pad to see if its functioning correctly. My heat pad has its highest heat setting on low and reaches almost 110* and when its on high gets like 85* . I would check that. And the way you have the pad is perfect.
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Damien
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I checked the day before, its definately WAY hotter on the High setting.
But again I must insist someone confirm the way I have my probes placed in the hides o_O I think marla was the first one to suggest that and I just want to know if I have them in the right spot.
I believe it needs to stay 90-95 on the hot side and 75-80 on the cold side? and 50-65% humidity and over 70% for shedding?
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All sounds good and looks good, though it's kinda hard to tell with the mega-gigantor photos since I can only see a piece at a time.
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Yeah, I definately think ya gotta look into re-sizing your pictures. It would be a lot easier for us to be able to look at your pictures as a whole. I would imagine these pics are murder on people with dial-up connections too!! There is a stick about it in one of the forums, ya just gotta seek it out. It is really easy to follow.
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And just check my sig for a link to free software to help you do it.
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Yes, I believe your probes are fine. If you're really, really paranoid about the temps, you could always get another thermometer and put a probe beneath the newspaper, just above the heating pad...so you can measure the exact floor temp as well as the temperature inside the warm hide. Seriously though, it looks like you've got your setup going just fine. Even after you've had your snake for awhile, you'll still be tweaking and playing with it. I think we all do.
Like others have said, using carpet isn't a good idea. In addition to being uncomfortable for the scales, it would also be a real pain to clean. You could look into the "repti-carpet" or "astro-turf"-like stuff from the hardware store. That is easier on the scales...easier to clean, and relatively inexpensive. Keep two or three pieces of it around so that when you pull out a soiled piece, you have a fresh clean one to replace it with...then clean the dirty one really well and set it aside for the next time you need to swap them out. I believe they are less inclined to try and hide under the carpet than they are newspaper...but there's never any guarantees. Your little guy will go where he wants to and you won't know for sure until you get him...so just be ready to make the necessary adjustments as you go.
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Thanks for the great replies. I think I may have to go get some repti-carpet, as it seems that logically as it is thicker then newspaper, it will not make the surface temp so hot but still heat up well enough to make the hot side hot enough, and if not, it will still make me feel safer about turning up the heating pad temp. I'm still looking for a thermostat for my heatpad, I have no idea where to find that >_<
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You should be able to find a thermostat at a pet store. I got one at a reptile store, but they have them at petco too. In fact they were having a clearance on them recently ($9.98 ). Great deal, but I don't know if that is still going. Or you can get them online. LLL Reptile has a really good deal on one right now ($12.99)
http://lllreptile.com/v2/content/cat...att-thermostat
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