Bombie
Active Member
just wanted to know peoples opinions on heating for death adders.
i have lost a couple of death adders recently, and was wondering if enclosure set-up could have contributed.
one was a hatchling, which i have heard can be tricky to get going initially. but the other one was an adult!
i had him (adult one) set up in a wooden viv, glass fronted and top opening, on red sand with plenty of bits of wood to hide in and leaf litter etc. i was using a ceramic heat globe overhead at one end of the tank, and was getting a good temp range from 31/32 to about 26/28 at the cool end.
my reason for asking is this, the guy i got it from said he has always used heatcord or tape underneath his adder enclosures rather than over head heat and i wanted to know if anyone has any strong opinions one way or another on this subject?
any help appreciated,
bombie
i have lost a couple of death adders recently, and was wondering if enclosure set-up could have contributed.
one was a hatchling, which i have heard can be tricky to get going initially. but the other one was an adult!
i had him (adult one) set up in a wooden viv, glass fronted and top opening, on red sand with plenty of bits of wood to hide in and leaf litter etc. i was using a ceramic heat globe overhead at one end of the tank, and was getting a good temp range from 31/32 to about 26/28 at the cool end.
my reason for asking is this, the guy i got it from said he has always used heatcord or tape underneath his adder enclosures rather than over head heat and i wanted to know if anyone has any strong opinions one way or another on this subject?
any help appreciated,
bombie