Heating for a Woma hatchie in a click clack....

[reptalica]

Just done a search and spent a while reading up on click clacks and the like. It appears for a Woma hatchie the way to go would be a 7 litre Sistema or Starmaid tub.

With regards to heating I found that a heat cord or heat mat was the logical way of heating same.

So far as the 7 litre tub is concerned I was unable to find a designated wattage for use with this tub, supposing I would be heating 1/3 of it and doing everything else as per the norm.

I have read and seen varying wattage heat mats i.e. 5, 7, 10, 20, 40 etc. Just wanted to get confirmation on what would be suitable for heating a tub of that size and using a thermostat and thermometer and/or temp gun.

Again there have been a few different brands bandied about and reptapets seem to have a pretty good mat. Others???? And do these have a built in thermostat or?????



Many thanks.


Ash.

 

[AirCooled]

For my 5 month old Woma I use a 10 litre Decor food storage container with a 7 watt heat matt,this is the same setup I have used for all my young pythons.Never had any problems and keeps the tub around 34 C.

 

[leamos]

I use a 14W heatmat under my 30L tub, its just a cheap ebay job, run on a separate thermostat, seems to do the job

 

[reptalica]

I use a 14W heatmat under my 30L tub, its just a cheap ebay job, run on a separate thermostat, seems to do the job

Yeah I'm thinking to adopt the KISS approach. "Keep It Simple Stupid".

 

[orientalis]

If you purchase yourself a mat around 28cm square or there abouts, this mat will be able to be used for the life of the woma, even in a full size enclosure.
The lower the wattage means the less current drawn and more economical to run, the heat generated is the same though.

 

[Squinty]

The bigger wattage just means the matt is larger. I don't run any thermostats for my womas.

Personally a 7L tub is way to small and you will need to buy a bigger one soon. Also. If your buying a hatchie now that fits in a 7L tub it has to be way underfed as most my hatchies are about 500mm long now and eating weaned rats.

 

[JAS101]

id go a 30lt starmaid tub [ as this will do the woma for a fair while ] id get a 12 watt reptapet heat matt [ this matt is 28cm x 28cm ] - as they have inbuilt thermostats . then later on u can still use the heat matt in its full size enclosure [ just put a tile ontop of the heat matt .

the above setup is what i use for my womas .

 

[reptalica]

Soz, just a final point I wanted to raise in relation to heating a click clack/tub etc......does the heat mat always stay on or are there any particular on/off cycles or times etc.??????

Thanks again.

 

[orientalis]

In a captive environment, If you allow a hot spot to stay hot................and a cool end escape for retreat for any reptile to escape and thermoregulate it's own core body temp (or preferred operating temperature)................you are well on your way to providing a stress free captive environment.........(provided the observations and husbandry are consistent and regular).

 

[solar 17]

Gee there is some forward thinking out there.......two heat zones (33 and 24) in a 7 litre tub and a snake that grows like a weed (when fed properly)....I GOTTA SEE THAT.....solar 17

 

[Squinty]

Reptapet 20w Matt with a 18L slimline sisteima tub will last you quite some time.