Definitely not so little anymore! Pretty sure Phyllis is trying to break whatever the record could for world's largest super dwarf. I wouldn't be surprised if she hits 10'Originally Posted by Addiction
Hey jmcrook, the little ones (or I guess now the not so little ones) are looking good and happy! Question for you - have you ever had any issues with the T8 and the RHP when Phyllis was still in there in terms of the height, and how close she was to it due to her size? And by that, I mean Phyllis having extended contact with the RHP.
Also, what do you keep your snake room/area temps at? Our setups are almost identical and I want to see how your T8 holds up with the RHP - we keep the house between 72 and 74, usually closer to 74. Haven't had any issues with smaller cages, but the T8 is curing right now and I'll only be using the RHP as of now (unless there ends up being any ambient/cool end issues). I'm just not sure if it is enough alone with the jump in cage size. Thanks for your help my man!
I haven't had any issues with the RHP in either of the T8s. My room also stays in the low to mid 70*range, I have the herpstat probes threaded through the power cord hole for the heat panels hanging just barely behind them and dangle the probe about halfway down the cage height and set at 87*. Gives a hotspot around 88-90* and keeps cool side around 79-81*.
As far as extended exposure to the hotspot, Phyllis is very proactive about self regulating her temps, pushes any/everything out of her way to get to the area she wants haha! She really only hangs out under the panel after eating for the first night and part of the next day usually. In her T25 she's been sleeping on the shelf under the panel after meals.
Gerald is in her T8 now with a new sky hide and he basically just stays in there aside from when he comes out to destroy everything every night. I think he's demanding larger rats lol. Mediums are barely cutting it for him now. But yeah, he rarely uses the hide under the RHP. Might drop the temp a degree or two and see if that changes.
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