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Kamileun
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Posted - 29/05/2009 :  07:52:01  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I just purchased a young kingsnake and have read that it's best to keep them in smaller enclosures, as regular sized tanks are too big and can stress them out. So I purchased a large sized critter keeper (those plastic boxes with the ventilated snap on tops) for him to live in until he's big enough to upgrade to the ten gallon I have (and eventually a 20 gallon).

The one question I have is, is it safe to use an under-tank heating pad with this? Where do I put the enclosure thermometers in this kind of setup? Can anyone recommend any certain brand of cage thermometer? The ones I used to use are fairly old and I'm gonna replace them soon.

I appreciate any and all tips and advice.

lee2308
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United Kingdom
1609 Posts
Posted - 29/05/2009 :  11:27:29  Show Profile  Click to see lee2308's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
With a plastic fuanarium place the mat underneath covering 1 third of the tub,you can place the thermostat and thermometer probe directly over the mat inside the tub on top of the substrate.You will be much better off using a digitalthermometer as the others are inacurate,some thing like this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DIGITAL-THERMOMETER-FAST-POSTAGE_W0QQitemZ330333926542QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Pet_Supplies_Reptiles_Spiders_Insects?hash=item4ce96fb48e&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1683%7C66%3A4%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A200
1.0 dumeril boa,0.1 bci boa,1.0 royal python,1.0 mbk kingsnake,1.0corn,1.2 chinese water dragon,0.0.1 bearded dragon
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magneticblue
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 29/05/2009 :  20:16:42  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I have my heatmat underneath covering one third of the faunarium and I have a thermometer inside on top of the substrate. However, I have the thermostat probe on the heatmat outside of the faunarium as I couldn't get the probe in securely. I then adjusted the thermostat until the temperature inside the faunarium was correct.

1.1.0 Arizona mountain king (Sylar and Claire)
0.1.0 Blotched king ( Jasmin)
1.1.0 Guyana red-tail boa (Hercules and Athena)
1.0.1 children (Alfie and BUMP)
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Kamileun
Snake Mite

38 Posts
Posted - 30/05/2009 :  07:26:05  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Oh how funny, I have a couple of those aquarium thermometers from when we used to keep fish! I used to use another kind for previous snakes, and always wondered if those would work. How awesome...now all I need is to get new batteries and see if they work.
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lee2308
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 30/05/2009 :  11:31:43  Show Profile  Click to see lee2308's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
saved a few quid then
1.0 dumeril boa,0.1 bci boa,1.0 royal python,1.0 mbk kingsnake,1.0corn,1.2 chinese water dragon,0.0.1 bearded dragon
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Kamileun
Snake Mite

38 Posts
Posted - 30/05/2009 :  19:23:50  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I sure did :0 They work great, too! Thanks for letting me know, it's always nice to save a little money.
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