OK, Time for a question regarding 'Snakey', our 6 - 7 month old Children's python. If there's any Territorians here I'd especially appreciate your advice.
I'm in the Territory, and I know a lot of folks with pythons who, up here, just don't bother with heat lamps. After all, it is their natural climate. During the day, we're talking 28 - 32 degrees in the house where the enclosure sits. Night times at the moment are down to 20 degrees, no biggie, but in the middle of the dry we'll be looking at down to about 8 degrees. Of course, this IS their natural climate, but they'd be going into hiding during the cooler periods, and / or spending the night under some rocks that have collected some warmth during the day to re-radiate at night.
So, is it in the best interests of the snake to give it a little heat? Just a low wattage globe on a timer from perhaps midnight or 2am until 8 or 9 when the temp really starts to drop during the cooler months? Or is a few hours of sub 18 degrees not really going to bother him? Again, I'm especially interested in Territorian opinions, but I'll take any
I'm in the Territory, and I know a lot of folks with pythons who, up here, just don't bother with heat lamps. After all, it is their natural climate. During the day, we're talking 28 - 32 degrees in the house where the enclosure sits. Night times at the moment are down to 20 degrees, no biggie, but in the middle of the dry we'll be looking at down to about 8 degrees. Of course, this IS their natural climate, but they'd be going into hiding during the cooler periods, and / or spending the night under some rocks that have collected some warmth during the day to re-radiate at night.
So, is it in the best interests of the snake to give it a little heat? Just a low wattage globe on a timer from perhaps midnight or 2am until 8 or 9 when the temp really starts to drop during the cooler months? Or is a few hours of sub 18 degrees not really going to bother him? Again, I'm especially interested in Territorian opinions, but I'll take any