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07-29-13, 12:01 PM
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Heating for coastal setup
I decided on a baby coastal and Im going start him off in a 10 gallon. I was wanting to go with a heat lamp as opposed to a UTH to promote climbing. I figured i'd get a red bulb and leave it on 24/7, and maybe a fluorescent that puts off little heat for a day/night cycle. Anyway, I was wondering what wattage you guys recommend I try first for the heat lamp, given that my house almost always has an ambient temp of 80 degrees.
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07-29-13, 12:07 PM
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Re: Heating for coastal setup
A 10 gallon will not last long anyways, I would suggest getting a wood or plastic enclosure you can mount a radiant heat panel on. You wouldn't have to worry about the lamp drying out your snake in such a small space.
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07-29-13, 12:08 PM
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Re: Heating for coastal setup
To answer your question though, I use 25 watts on my 10 gallons in the summer and 40-60 watts in the winter WITH a thermostat.
But all my snakes are going into non screen top plastic enclosures in the following weeks because of the issue I mentioned earlier. Even if your humidity in the enclosure is "x" %, the area right below the heat lamp will be dryer.( where I assume your snake will go to bask)
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07-29-13, 12:43 PM
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Re: Heating for coastal setup
You NEED to use a thermostat to control the heat.
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07-29-13, 01:09 PM
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Re: Heating for coastal setup
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Originally Posted by MoreliAddict
You NEED to use a thermostat to control the heat.
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Could you recommend one that is affordable and of decent quality?
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07-29-13, 07:48 PM
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Re: Heating for coastal setup
So I picked up a 25w "moonlight" at rip-off petsmart prices ($13 :O ). But anyway it's reading a basking temp of 86 and an ambient of 79. Is this okay? According to the AC Reptiles care sheet, the ambient is good but the basking is a bit low.
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07-29-13, 07:50 PM
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Re: Heating for coastal setup
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Originally Posted by Kaianuanu
So I picked up a 25w "moonlight" at rip-off petsmart prices ($13 :O ). But anyway it's reading a basking temp of 86 and an ambient of 79. Is this okay? According to the AC Reptiles care sheet, the ambient is good but the basking is a bit low.
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What are you using to measure the basking spot?
Where is your basking spot? You can either elevate the basking spot so it's closer to the heat source or get a 40 watt heat lamp.
Have you gotten a thermostat yet?
You've asked for suggestions. I recommend a herpstat, vivarium electronics, helix, ranco, hygrofarm.
The last two are cheaper than the others but they are on/off. They work well but I prefer proportional thermostats(the first three) because they keep steadier temperatures.
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07-29-13, 08:23 PM
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Re: Heating for coastal setup
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Originally Posted by Mikoh4792
What are you using to measure the basking spot?
Where is your basking spot? You can either elevate the basking spot so it's closer to the heat source or get a 40 watt heat lamp.
Have you gotten a thermostat yet?
You've asked for suggestions. I recommend a herpstat, vivarium electronics, helix, ranco, hygrofarm.
The last two are cheaper than the others but they are on/off. They work well but I prefer proportional thermostats(the first three) because they keep steadier temperatures.
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I have a dual probe digital thermometer. And the basking spot I set up was on a branch 8 inches off of the cage floor and 4 inches from the light, this was where the basking probe is. Also, I have it in an 8" dome, do you think if I put it in a 5" dome, might raise the temp in that spot a bit?
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07-29-13, 08:30 PM
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Re: Heating for coastal setup
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Originally Posted by Kaianuanu
I have a dual probe digital thermometer. And the basking spot I set up was on a branch 8 inches off of the cage floor and 4 inches from the light, this was where the basking probe is. Also, I have it in an 8" dome, do you think if I put it in a 5" dome, might raise the temp in that spot a bit?
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Yes I think it would. I thought it was weird that you would only get a 86F basking spot. I use 25 watt bulbs in a mini dome and I get 88-92F basking spots in a 10 gallon tank during the summer.
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07-29-13, 08:41 PM
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Re: Heating for coastal setup
Just swapped the domes out, I'll give it a few minutes to warm up.
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07-29-13, 08:46 PM
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Re: Heating for coastal setup
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Just swapped the domes out, I'll give it a few minutes to warm up.
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I would also cover the part of the screen not taken up by your dome light with some kind of sheet(plastics, paper...doesn't matter). To keep in heat and humidity more efficiently.
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07-29-13, 08:49 PM
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Re: Heating for coastal setup
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Originally Posted by Mikoh4792
I would also cover the part of the screen not taken up by your dome light with some kind of sheet(plastics, paper...doesn't matter). To keep in heat and humidity more efficiently.
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good Idea, I have some insulative foam board that will do the trick.
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07-29-13, 08:50 PM
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Re: Heating for coastal setup
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good Idea, I have some insulative foam board that will do the trick.
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Never even thought of foam board. Great idea.
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07-29-13, 08:57 PM
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Re: Heating for coastal setup
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Never even thought of foam board. Great idea.
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Thanks, its the same stuff they make the higher end tri-fold presentation boards out of. Its on there, now i'm just waiting for the temps to settle.
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07-29-13, 09:26 PM
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Re: Heating for coastal setup
Now it's sitting at 89 basking and 79 ambient.
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