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by Az on December 22, 2005
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sorry if it sounds a stupid question but has anyone any ideas of how to keep your room at a pretty constant temperature. i feel this is the reason my rock python has refused his food for the last three weeks and appart from a heat mat there is not much i can do to heat up his tank due to it being only a starter tank as its a hatchling. The room is normally warm and this is the first snake ive had a feeding problem with all be it that its not to serious after only 3 weeks. Any advice how to keep the tank or my room at a constant temperature or a steady temp would be most usefull. Thanks peeps
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by MoccasinMan on December 22, 2005
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A good thermostat would help. Concentrate on the enclosure. Your hot spot should be 95 f. The cool end about 75. Ambient temp about 85. If you are using a heat pad for your hot end, your cool end will be slightly above room temp. If your room is colder than about 70, you need to get a space heater for the room. Unless your temps are way off, that is not your feeding problem. Have you been following previous suggestions. She will eat when she is ready. Be consistant. DO NOT try to feed her more than once a week.
Andrew
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by keyz on December 23, 2005
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Hi Az try using a small electric space heater but make sure you know exactly how hot it is gonna get do this by having thermometers in the viv. and outside in the room concerned if possible can you mount a simple bayonet fitting spot bulb as these are really easy to install as suggested dont try feeding more than once a week and if it refuses it take it out after leaving it with the snake for 2 hours max as I have 2 Royals that will only feed when quiet and left alone post back and let me know whats happening. p.s use a thermostat on the spot bulb so as not to cook the snake!Keyz
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by Az on December 23, 2005
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just bin out today and got a 25 watt bulb to go over the top of the tank to ad some extra heat n i finally got hold of a thermometer thing to get the temp readings they av bin sold out for ages so ill let you no if anything changes feeling positive about it though.
Aaron
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by Az on December 23, 2005
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well cuz the snake is only small its in a small starter tank type thing like trasparent plastic type thing its hard to explain they have the lid u just clip on etc. got a 3 foot tank for it to move into in time but i dont think it needs it yet.
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by pynstar on December 31, 2005
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i usually use a normal heating pad under the tank on one side kept on low (he he my new kind just shed for the first time *does happy dance*)
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