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Quick question!
So Titans heat light went out today. I usually order his light online because its cheaper then the petstore.
So my question is will he be okay with a 77_80 degree ambient for a week or so without a heat spot till the new one comes in or do i just need to suck it up and buy the more expensive one right away?
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 Originally Posted by PorcelainxDoll
So Titans heat light went out today. I usually order his light online because its cheaper then the petstore.
So my question is will he be okay with a 77_80 degree ambient for a week or so without a heat spot till the new one comes in or do i just need to suck it up and buy the more expensive one right away?
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While it may be a possibility he is alright for a week, you gotta ask yourself if its worth the risk? He could get RI or regurg his meal, etc.
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Re: Quick question!
 Originally Posted by PorcelainxDoll
So Titans heat light went out today. I usually order his light online because its cheaper then the petstore.
So my question is will he be okay with a 77_80 degree ambient for a week or so without a heat spot till the new one comes in or do i just need to suck it up and buy the more expensive one right away?
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Honestly, I'd be using an under tank heater with a thermostat. They really need belly heat. Plus, in the long run, it will be cheaper than buying bulbs every few months for 10+ years. But if you are dead set against an UTH with a thermostat ($250 for a UTH and a nice thermostat that you only need to buy once) and will only use a heat lamp ($10 bulbs every 3-4 months for 10+ years...you do the math), I'd just go buy the bulb. Your snake needs some form of heat and 77 is just too low for digestion. Go ahead and order 1-2 of the bulbs online and buy a bulb from the petstore. Then, when that bulb burns out, you already have a spare bulb at home to replace it with. I used heat lamps for a long time for my corn snakes before I got a rack for them and that's what I did.
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I would go buy one and then order two more. Every time one Burns out you will already have a new one and then order another to continue the cycle so this will never happen again.
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 Originally Posted by snakehobbyist
Honestly, I'd be using an under tank heater with a thermostat. They really need belly heat. Plus, in the long run, it will be cheaper than buying bulbs every few months for 10+ years. But if you are dead set against an UTH with a thermostat ($250 for a UTH and a nice thermostat that you only need to buy once) and will only use a heat lamp ($10 bulbs every 3-4 months for 10+ years...you do the math), I'd just go buy the bulb. Your snake needs some form of heat and 77 is just too low for digestion. Go ahead and order 1-2 of the bulbs online and buy a bulb from the petstore. Then, when that bulb burns out, you already have a spare bulb at home to replace it with. I used heat lamps for a long time for my corn snakes before I got a rack for them and that's what I did.
I have all my snakes on uth with thermostats except him. I am in the process of getting him convertef to a tub like the others.
Hes never had a uth in his life and the heat lamp gives him a temp of 89 on the surface temp of under his hide. So hes doing okay without a uth for now, but he will have ine soon when i out him in a tub. I just had $220 stolen from me so the funds to get his tub supplies have been put on hold temporarily.
I will go get a bulb tomorrow though.
Thanks.
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0.1 Dumerils (Cerin)
1.0 Hypo BCI (Vero)
1.1 Dogs (Krackers & Ripley)
Tarantulas & Other Arachnids
0.2 G. rosea, 0.0.1 P. murinus, 0.0.1 B. sabulosum, 0.0.1 L. difficilis, 0.0.1 A. geniculata
0.0.1 A. versicolor, 0.0.1 L. parahybana, 0.0.1 Hapalopus sp columbia, 0.0.1 B. vagans
0.0.1 Asian Forest Scorpion
Lizards
1.0 Tokay Gecko
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