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| jess11 |
Posted - 02/07/2010 : 10:11:31
hi there.
i was wondering if its ok to use a heat mat to heat the viv for a BRB? i use heat mats with all my other snakes and they are all healthy and happy. but when i have been researching BRBs i've found mixed info. any help would be much appreciated. |
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| jess11 |
Posted - 05/07/2010 : 20:40:19
thank you all for your help.
i think i'll get a ceramic blub with guard and stat.
you've been a great help. |
| daveinflames |
Posted - 03/07/2010 : 18:57:42
i use mats on all my snakes small or large, but make sure you put the mat UNDER the viv/rub if you put the mat inside the viv this is how burns are caused as reptiles cannot feel the burning sensation we do when a burn occurs. Make sure as a golden rule all heat sources bulbs/mats/ceramics/ahs heaters are all on a stat and you will be fine. |
| jono-r |
Posted - 02/07/2010 : 12:24:00
my 3yr old female brb had minor burns on her ventrals from refusing to lay anywhere else other than a small heat mat that was on a stat. she had a couple of sheds within a mounth or so and is fine now. (the mat was also under a piece of wood). i have since put the mat under har water bowl which helps with the humidity and i use a ceramic heater on a stat with a buld gaurd. she seems very happy now. |
| Welly |
Posted - 02/07/2010 : 11:28:50
I use mat's on all 3 of my snake's. My king and my royal are in 3 foot viv's and they have both. A nice warm ambient temp and a nice heat mat to lay on. My brb is in a rub, which itself is in a 3 foot viv. The rub is half on a heat mat and there is a ceremic heating the viv. But only slightly just to keep it at a constant temp. Around 22' in my case as that keeps the cool end of the rub around 26'. That's my personal setup. But it work for me. |
| jono-r |
Posted - 02/07/2010 : 10:45:26
hi, heat mats for larger snakes such as brbs can cause burns. my choice is ceramic bulb with a guard and thermostate. hope that helps. jono |
