H_dog_hills
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hey all!
I am a first time snake owner, and I have just acquired my little Stimmy yearling.
I was just wanting to ask a few questions, as I am starting to doubt if the heating and lighting is the best for him, and it’s causind me to panic a lot!
The enclosure I have for him has got two light fittings, and under the guidance of the guy who gave me the box, I have put an infa red globe in the fitting closer to the middle of the enclosure, and a basking light in the fitting on one of the sides, leaving the other bare.
The lights are hooked up to a thermostat that is set at 30 (it’s located towards the cooler area), with an on/off thermostat.
Now, the biggest thing is, I am noticing that the lights are being switched on and off every 15ish minutes, due to the thermostat turning them off.
I am stressed that this is gonna cause issues for my little snake, and was wondering what I should do to stop it? Should I change the globes to ceramic heaters?
Also - what do I do at night? Do I turn them off? The enclosure is kept in my
Room, which doesn’t get colder than 20 degrees at night.
Thanks guys!
I am a first time snake owner, and I have just acquired my little Stimmy yearling.
I was just wanting to ask a few questions, as I am starting to doubt if the heating and lighting is the best for him, and it’s causind me to panic a lot!
The enclosure I have for him has got two light fittings, and under the guidance of the guy who gave me the box, I have put an infa red globe in the fitting closer to the middle of the enclosure, and a basking light in the fitting on one of the sides, leaving the other bare.
The lights are hooked up to a thermostat that is set at 30 (it’s located towards the cooler area), with an on/off thermostat.
Now, the biggest thing is, I am noticing that the lights are being switched on and off every 15ish minutes, due to the thermostat turning them off.
I am stressed that this is gonna cause issues for my little snake, and was wondering what I should do to stop it? Should I change the globes to ceramic heaters?
Also - what do I do at night? Do I turn them off? The enclosure is kept in my
Room, which doesn’t get colder than 20 degrees at night.
Thanks guys!