my new diamond tank

[shaunyboy]

gonesnakee,i agree with you 100%.in the summer,i usually run the hot end around (day) 82f,basking spot of 90f to 95f(try to keep a constant 94f).cool end 76f to 78f. (night) hot end mid to high 70'sf.cool end low to mid 70'sf.for the cooling cycle,in november i stop feeding,give the gut 1 month to clear then start cooling.
1 month after last feed.
first drop.day 78f / night 75f
second drop 1 week later.day 78f / night 73f
third drop 1 week later. day 78f / night 69f
i put a heat mat in for the duration of the cooling period,one just big enough for the diamond to fit on curled up.i set the stat at 64f (my room runs at roughly 68f at this time of year during the night).this stops the diamond ever going bellow that temp so keeps it safe.i keep them like this for 4 weeks.then i take a further 3 weeks to heat them back up.pretty much the cooling down cycle in reverse.sorry if any of my previous posts sounded anal,that was the last thing i was trying to be.i think it was the did i type it in google and take it from there post that set me off (a pet hate of mine is people who dont research enough about the snake they are about to care for).i'm also with you on these people who replicate the most extreme temp's that diamonds have to endure in the wild,i'm against it.i think the worst thing ever written on diamonds was stan chiras artical on how he puts his diamonds in a stylafoam box and forces them to hibernate in his garage for 3 months.for anyone not sure that may be reading this post in the wild DIAMONDS DO NOT AND SHOULD NOT HIBERNATE.....!!! gonesnakee i'm so glad we agree on all this as i was dreading some anal arguement on diamond temp's as percey39 say's over his way they have the biggest anal debates ever on the subject.if folk would just take the time to read up properly on the subject,then apply some common sense to what they read,then things should work out just fine.
cheers shaun

[shaunyboy]

perecey again i couldnt agree more.you could have been describing my diamond.she sits up her cool end most of the time (76f to 78f).the only exceptions being.1.the night after she eats she will go up to her hot end (80f to 82f) for 3 nights (i assume this is to aid digestion of her food.2.the week before she sheds,she will go to her hot end and stay there day & night.she then goes back to her cold end after roughly a week,she then usually sheds within 3 days of doing it.
cheers shaun