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22-Jan-08, 06:37 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: May-06 Location: Cairns, Nth Qld | | |
Im unsure if this question has been asked before, but i was wondering what kind of heating if any , you would need in North Qld? I have a mate up here who keeps various species of pythons and uses no heating, just lights? It can get pretty cool here in winter, Do you just let them hibernate? Any help would be much appreciated.
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23-Jan-08, 11:04 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: May-06 Location: Cairns, Nth Qld | | | |
bump, anyone in NQ?
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23-Jan-08, 11:31 AM
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I run heat, but I do know people that don't.
The easiest way to set it up IMO is with a dimmer and a simple heat light at one end of every cage, turn the dimmer right down to nearly nothing in summer, turn it up a bit in winter.
Our temps aren;t really that hot, but they are a lot more stable than down south.
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23-Jan-08, 02:58 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: May-06 Location: Cairns, Nth Qld | | | |
Thanks mate, but sureky in the wild our NQ snakes survive ok without heat?
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23-Jan-08, 03:09 PM
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I think it depends on what snakes you are keeping as the snakes down south do not need to be kept the same as a snake from NQ or NT for example. Do some research on the snakes you are keeping and try to imitate those conditions for that snake.......IMO in NQ only lights are required for UV and it is best from what I have read on here to cool your snakes every year as the snake would naturally go through this every year.
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23-Jan-08, 03:10 PM
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depends where the enclosure is really. i found living in charters towers that in summer i had the air con on inside for my comfort and my tanks had a little heat for theirs..
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23-Jan-08, 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Supertaipan  Thanks mate, but sureky in the wild our NQ snakes survive ok without heat? |
That big thing up in the sky that's really bright provides a fair bit of heat for the wild animals 
In the wild they have the option of moving around to find cooler / warmer spots. If your whole tank is sitting at 33C, the snake cannot thermoregulate. I prefer to keep mine in a cooler room and provide some heat. You'd be surprised how cool it can be in amongst the rocks up in the rainforest.
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26-Jan-08, 09:53 AM
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I'm from north Qld and I have a mate here who has kept pythons, taipans and death adders for many years. He only uses lights in his python enclosures and he only turns them on during the colder months. I have an Atherton python and It can get pretty cold in that area. I only use a light when it gets cool.  |
26-Jan-08, 09:55 AM
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Oh yeh, I forgot - GO THE COWBOYS! |
26-Jan-08, 03:03 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-08 Location: FNQ Age/Gender: 24  | | |
hi fellow FNQ'ers!
just wondering if there are any local breeders (to save on freight) that you know of? i'm looking for bearded dragons at the moment but would be interested in a female NT BHP later on...
cheers
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26-Jan-08, 09:03 PM
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So you would only need uv lights in the winter?
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26-Jan-08, 09:58 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-08 Location: Nth Qld Age/Gender: 36 | | |
My mate and I don't even have UV lights. Just a bulb (mine's 60watt) that will give off heat so the python can choose to heat up under it or move to a cooler area. |
26-Jan-08, 10:10 PM
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i only heat colder months pmed you annete
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