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Originally Posted by dave himself
Also you'd have take into consideration if you have a variety of different reptiles in our collection, all needing different temperatures. Another thing is if you have a heat failure on your system, every animal could be cooked or frozen depending on what goes wrong
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The idea behind this 1 temp practice is to use it with the same species or a few species that all have relatively the same temperature requirements. For example, you'd have a room for North American colubrids as most would be able to handle the same temperatures.
I would believe if you go this route you'd have a generator hooked up to the room to stabilize should something happen to the power supply, much like we do with thermostats.
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Originally Posted by Doug 351
I have to agree^. I believe the ONLY reason snakes need to thermoregulate is to digest food, and as long as they appear to be able to do so effectively, they don't need a heat source.
They may be snakes, but trust me, most species are perfectly happy sharing the same wonderful climate control we enjoy!
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I would disagree with you. Snakes use heat as a way to combat illness as well. Ever keep a snake too cool? What do you think happens to them? RI usually pops up pretty quick.
All in all this isn't a new idea. It was pretty big about 5 - 10 years ago when people were housing large collections. It seems people have less and less animals these days and it's unlikely to occur in all but the larger breeders. It works for some.
I personally believe in heating the racks individually and hooking them up to thermostats. It's probably easier to replace/repair a single thermostat and or rack instead of an entire rooms HVAC system.
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