Okay so I bought a habisphere (
see here) and it was a terrible mistake. I was able to get a package with it that included substrate, hide, bowel and heating light. So I got sucked into its attractive look. I also asked a guy about it at the reptile convention and he said it was a great choice for a snake. I call male cow poo.
First of all the heating light only got the tank to 76* so I bought a higher wattage bulb. Stupid me didn't think of the material I had the light on. So I came home to find the plastic portion starting to warp and it only managed to get my hot side to 86*. So I got rid of the lamp and replaced it with an under tank heater. Which on hot days gets around 95* and on cold days 88* At night I think it drops down to about 76-78*. This is with it on always. I have a Western hognose, she spends half of her time at the edge of the warm area in her hide or on the opposite side of the tank. Is there anything you guys would suggest? Is this okay?
Second of all, there is no way to lock the thing shut. She isn't tall enough to reach the top yet but still I worry about her getting out once she gets bigger. I eventually plan on upgrading her when she is full grown but until then I was hoping to be able to keep the habisphere. Does anyone think of a makeshift way to close it? It has an opening flap that covers half of the top, where the hinges are at the corners. I've tried magnets but can't find a way to make them align. I looked at home depot for clips but couldn't find anything that would attach to the glass and hook over the top.
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