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jono2411
Yearling
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 06/07/2009 : 20:19:19
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What should I use to cover the heatmat inside a wooden viv (if anything)? I was thinking about a piece of reptile carpet... would that be ok? And how do I secure the covering down so that it doesn't move off the mat?
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1.0.0 Mexican Black Kingsnake : Baron Samedi
0.0.1 Apricot Pueblan Milksnake : (Hercule) Poirot
0.1.0 Striped Splotched Sinaloan Milksnake : Arminia
0.1.0 Pueblacorn - Cleopatra
0.0.3 Fire-Bellied Toads: Ghengis Khan, Bruce Lee & Chairman Mao
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matty18714
Moderator
United Kingdom
450 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2009 : 20:28:08
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| I dont cover mine. |
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jono2411
Yearling
United Kingdom
655 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2009 : 20:50:32
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| will it be alright if it is on a stat then? |
1.0.0 Mexican Black Kingsnake : Baron Samedi
0.0.1 Apricot Pueblan Milksnake : (Hercule) Poirot
0.1.0 Striped Splotched Sinaloan Milksnake : Arminia
0.1.0 Pueblacorn - Cleopatra
0.0.3 Fire-Bellied Toads: Ghengis Khan, Bruce Lee & Chairman Mao
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magneticblue
Kingsnake Forum Admin
United Kingdom
1511 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2009 : 21:25:45
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If you can cover it then it is probably safer as the snake can't then come into direct contact with the mat.
Personally I use ceramic bulbs in my vivs with a guard around them as this heats the actual air rather than just the substrate but I know a lot of people use heat mats |
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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Gingerpony
SerpentSeven's Evil Twin
United Kingdom
726 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2009 : 21:34:08
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| i use mainly mats, i just put a sheet of newspaper down as a base for the substrate and to cover the mat |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, Dumerils boas, BCO hybrids, Sinder Hypo boas, Day Geckos
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jono2411
Yearling
United Kingdom
655 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2009 : 21:54:25
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thanks for the replies everyone... I think i shall g with your option GP... no offense to anyone else...
And MB, i had heard that heatmats are better for digestion as they heat the snakes body from below rather than the whole air... someone said ths was better... can't rmember exactly why, so that is why ive gone for that method... |
1.0.0 Mexican Black Kingsnake : Baron Samedi
0.0.1 Apricot Pueblan Milksnake : (Hercule) Poirot
0.1.0 Striped Splotched Sinaloan Milksnake : Arminia
0.1.0 Pueblacorn - Cleopatra
0.0.3 Fire-Bellied Toads: Ghengis Khan, Bruce Lee & Chairman Mao
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lee2308
Kingsnake Forum Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06/07/2009 : 22:07:44
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| i use a piece of lyno and dont put any substrat on it under the hide. |
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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