Quote Originally Posted by Michelle85 View Post
BTW the pet store has no way to put a heater under his hide, they said they can bump the temperature to 85 in his enclosure but is that adequate? I always thought a snake had to have a warming source underneath his body? He was ice cold when I picked him up today ... I was upset and they told me they were sorry they didnt realize the other bulb had burnt out. They are doing me a favour because I am moving. tomorrow they are going to try to feed him.
I don't run heat mats under my tanks but like I said I keep my temp at 80 on the cool side and 90 - 93 on the warm side and my snakes eat every 7 days and poop just before their next feeding.