How hot is too hot?

[shaunyboy]

Originally Posted by morelia4life

You shouldn't have two lights on top, I assume they are spread out and if they are that would mean both ends are getting pretty warm so your snake can't regulate his body temps. I have a 20 gallon tank with a 100watt infrared heat bulb, but it has a dimmer switch on it and I keep the temps at about 91 degrees or so for my Jag. 95 is too hot for a carpet unless it is like a bredli. Also Diamonds don't do well in heat. They need cooler temps like in the mid 80's. Just get the warm side up to about 88 to 92 and than have a cooler side so the snake can choose which side he wants to be on.

re diamonds
right out the blue diamonds drop dead at the age of 4 to 6 if kept too hot or develop diamond python syndrome which causes brittle bones that ends with the diamond being euthinised because of being unable to eat due to broken jaws

of all the diamond keepers i am in contact with we all share the same views regards diamond temperatures.in the early days of keeping diamonds a lot of them were kept as carpet pythons and this was way too hot causing most to die prematurely

we have since discovered that a 4 hour basking light daily set at 95f with ambient temps after the basking light goes of at low 80's.night time temps mid 60's f makes them thrive they also only get fed 6 months of the year.

my diamonds get a 4 hour basking spot at 94f and thats it no more heat for that 24 hour period

you also have to give them a cooling cycle from their first year every year

night time temps of 50f to 55f for 3 to4 months (with no feeding)

daytime 2 to 4 hour bask with ambient temps in the low to mid 70's

imo they need seasonal light cycles with 2.0 uvb tubes

so you are correct in saying they don't do well in heat

most people who keep diamonds have difficulty finding a way of keeping them cool enough all year round

that said the diamond has DIFFERENT husbandry requirements than ALL other carpets if you kept any carpet as a diamond they would be dead pretty quick

THE ABOVE ONLY APPLY'S TO DIAMONDS AND NO OTHER TYPE OF CARPET PYTHON

cheers shaun