Cold House how to heat 'Click-Clacks'?

[Skorpious]

Inthegrass if the snake you are getting is native to your area you could get away without heating (although its probably always better the have incase) but otherwise there is great temperature differences in different localities. For example in vic you really need heating for all pythons (except maybe MDs if you live in northern vic).

[rodentrancher]

Wow! this arvo, put the two little click clack tubs in the wooden chest(what kids put their toys in?). What a difference, both hatchlings are out and about. Just noticed that Boof(our non eater since 4th April) is out and about cruising(he hasn't done this before at all! He's also had a very little poo!(white in colour). Wonder if he's coming up for a shed? Emdee didn't eat for quite a while, then she ****, shed and then ate. Also with the tubs in the box, it's eliminating a lot of the light around the room. Have propped the lid of the box open to allow a bit of airflow. Well, we will see if little Boof develops the characteristics of a shed coming up, and then see how we go. Will hold off trying the feeding again for a couple of days. Many thanks to Donna(Tim's wife) from URS for even more advice. We were just getting a tad worried re the feeding side of things as the little male MD is roughly the same age as "Emdee"(the gal), and sooooo tiny. Will keep u guys updated. Cheers Cheryl

[womas4me]

inthegrass, wild animals will still thermoregulate during winter to various degrees. Here in summer the animals escape the heat by going underground or deep into crevices etc. In winter they are found close to the surface in the day under rocks etc but not really getting out and about at night. 1 meter below ground here in karratha stays at about 26 deg all year round i am told.

[rodentrancher]

Yeah, but?, surely even for a wild bred hatchie, their temps wouldn't be down to 5 or 6 C overnight, would they? That's what our temps in our uninsulated shed/flat get over winter. Maybe even lower some nights. I reckon hatchies would be in a warmer place than that?? If they were in a hole somewhere in the ground it would be heaps warmer than our bloody shed? I have to wear quite a few layers of clothes this cold weather, even when the potbelly stove is fired up, as it definately is tonight. Cheers Cheryl