Maintaining heat during winter

[kawasakirider]

I couldn't tell from the picture but is there a branch, vine or something up closer to the lamp as this would mean they could get up nearer the heat and you wont have so much of a problem. Even if you rig up a hide up near the top somewhere.

There is a bush and a vine really close to the heat lamp. SOMETIMES they go into the bush, but it's not often. They usually sit on the vine that is close to the top, but a little way away so they aren't directly under the lamp.

 

[Just_Plain_Nuts]

Easiest way is to make a basking shelf under your heat lamp, the spacing you will have to work out according to trial end error. This will give you a nice and toasty basking point while you dont have to worry about trying to heat the enclosure. You will find that this setup is quite unaffected by outside ambient temps. It's the method we use on all enclosures and have found it foolproof. The basking shelf should feel nice and warm to touch after a couple of hours

 

[kawasakirider]

Thanks mate, ill make a something up today

 

[jham66]

This is one of the reasons that I moved away from heat emitting bulbs. You need more than 100W to make a difference in a 4ft enclosure. With a 60W heat cord spread between two enclosures the snakes can slither their way onto the heated tile and sit there until they are warm as toast. If they want to be less warm they move off it a bit. It is actually surprising the amount of time they spend at the cold end of the enclosure, though. If they eat they are on it all day, for three days solid then they are back off it to slow their metabolism and conserve energy.

 

[kawasakirider]

Yeah, I'll be looking into heat cords for sure. Thanks mate.