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16-Nov-07, 08:43 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-07 Location: Northern Beaches, Sydney Age/Gender: 29  | | |
We're getting our first snake, a Stimmo, in Feb and are buying a fairly large dual enclosure (thanks blurb, see you sunday) The second section would be suitable for a Diamond, which I've wanted for ages.
We currently live in Sydney but we're planning to move to Qld (around Noosa area) in the next couple of years. I'm concerned that the climatewill be too hot for a Diamond in summer. Will it be a problem?
Also what about an outdoor enclosure for a Gosford region Diamond if I live near that area? |
16-Nov-07, 08:45 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Nov-06 Location: SE QLD | | | | I keep diamonds and in Brisbane and just dont put any heat on them
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16-Nov-07, 08:48 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Dec-04 Location: Somewhere near Brisbane | | | | Diamonds are absolutely fine up here, I keep some of mine outdoors and they thrive, just don't put their cage in the sun during the hottest part of the day, mine get afternoon sun and regularly bask. It doesn't get as hot as it does in Gosford but obviously the humidity is higher.
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16-Nov-07, 08:50 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-07 Location: Northern Beaches, Sydney Age/Gender: 29 | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by boa  Diamonds are absolutely fine up here, I keep some of mine outdoors and they thrive, just don't put their cage in the sun during the hottest part of the day, mine get afternoon sun and regularly bask. It doesn't get as hot as it does in Gosford but obviously the humidity is higher. | And the humidity doesn't lead to problems? From what I've read, Diamonds are prone to lots of problems in captivity... |
16-Nov-07, 08:55 PM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Dec-04 Location: Somewhere near Brisbane | | | | I haven't found the humidity causes any problems, they need somewhere to get right out of the elements. I put a big polystyrene box in for them. Diamonds outside seem to suffer few specific problems.
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16-Nov-07, 11:13 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-06 Location: central Queensland Gender:  | | | | i havent had any problems and i'm in gladstone,but in saying that i keep mine outside and as cool as possible. |
17-Nov-07, 10:00 AM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Dec-04 Location: Somewhere near Brisbane | | | | It's just a commonsense thing really, you don't let them get too hot and cook. They just like a couple of hours in the day when they can bask.
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17-Nov-07, 10:22 AM
|  | FAYSE! Moderator | Join Date: Jun-05 Location: Illawarra Gender: | | | | Huge water bowls are good too...
If you put the water bowl in the shade..the diamonds get too hot they can just have a soak. The water bowls have to be pretty deep..otherwise the water gets warm. | |
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