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Because he does not use a hot spot does not mean he should not have one unless you are of course keeping the ambient temp in the mid 80's
They need a hot spot or higher ambient temperatures that what is called having PROPER husbandry, and whether you use a UTH with a tanks a pvc cage all you need is a thermostat.
Proper temps are important not only for digestion but also overall health, improper temps lead to stress, stress with improper husbandry lead to heal issues such a RI
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Re: Potential Scale Rot on BP???
I have a hot spot and a thermostat in his tank, but I've noticed that he doesn't use it much at all. I did not mean to imply that he doesn't need one. I'm sorry if that was unclear. I'm just scared to have a hot spot in his temporary enclosure because I've heard scary stories of burns and plastic melting even with thermostats. Sorry again.
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Re: Potential Scale Rot on BP???
Your snake definitely still needs a heat mat! Heat mats are the safest heating option for tubs, there is a much higher chance you'll end up with burnt plastic if you use something like a CHE because they are more complicated to install correctly.
I use a heat mat on a Sterilite tub and it's completely fine. If your heat source is regulated with a thermostat, it will never get to the temperatures where it can melt plastic or release toxic fumes or anything like that. The surface of my skin, according to a temp gun, is 93F, which is around the range your heating pad would probably be to get a 90F hot spot inside the tub.
There's no need to fear putting a heating mat on a tub because the amount of heat being applied to the tub would be about the same as your skin temperature.
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Re: Potential Scale Rot on BP???
Alright, I'll do so tomorrow. Right now it's late and I don't want to make a lot of ruckus with uninstalling my heat mat and reinstalling it. Also, I placed a small water dish into my enclosure but my BP knocked it over twice and I just gave him a small bath to fill him up with water for the night. He seems fine, just curious about his new enclosure. I will post some pictures tomorrow of his scales. For now though, do you have any idea what could be wrong with his scales? Thanks.
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***UPDATE***
Here are the pictures I promised.
Picture 1: His current tub. https://gyazo.com/321097f4e0957c4f92ac90a4a850d611
Picture 2: The tub I could also use. https://gyazo.com/fe0cb2338e08090d356f41dc6623408d
Picture 3: My BP in his current tub. https://gyazo.com/7079221fc2eb1aacebf083694a2f8f33
Picture 4: His flaky scales. https://gyazo.com/5006946fe054a08bb787608e79b6bc02
Picture 5: His discolored/broken scale(Note: he has always had the light brown spots and patches on his belly scales, just these look different and have some cracks in them). https://gyazo.com/d4830180697d970f18b8d8a85d11c15b
Anyways, those are the pictures. I haven't installed his heat mat and thermostat yet because I would like to find out what tub I should use first. I'm sorry if some of the pictures were blurry, he did not want to sit still. Thanks!
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