Just bought Dumerils Boa

[forza_inter]

thats a really nice enclosure man....im a big fan of the red heat light as well. the white light seems too bright.....im assuming you turn it off at night or at some point of the day....so the heat from just a lamp is enough to keep your snake comfortable while its off?

and how often do you change the substrate?

[TeaNinja]

Originally Posted by forza_inter

thats a really nice enclosure man....im a big fan of the red heat light as well. the white light seems too bright.....im assuming you turn it off at night or at some point of the day....so the heat from just a lamp is enough to keep your snake comfortable while its off?

and how often do you change the substrate?

haha, i just saw this now.
i actually leave that red light on 24/7. in the summer i use a 100 watt red bulb and in the colder parts i use a 75 watt. i wondered if turning it off at night would get too cold so i tried it one night and hit it with the digital thermometer like 20 minutes later and it was already in the mid 60's so i just leave it on 24/7. as for substrate change, i just spot clean whenever i see him poop or something. sometimes when i have him out i stir up all the substrate in the viv and spray it all down and such. i havn't actually done a full substrate change in months.

my dum is an adult male and he put off food for like 4-5 months then finally started eating again a month or so ago. was nice.

Originally Posted by forza_inter

yea those ceramic heat emitters sound like a good alternative to an actual bulb....i've beem trying to go with a day/ night pattern for her, but because at the moment i only have the 1 light, in fear of temperatures dropping over night i have been leaving it all 24/7

i have a ceramic for my BP. i leave that on 24/7 also.



and very nice shed btw

[forza_inter]

Originally Posted by TeaNinja

haha, i just saw this now.
i actually leave that red light on 24/7. in the summer i use a 100 watt red bulb and in the colder parts i use a 75 watt. i wondered if turning it off at night would get too cold so i tried it one night and hit it with the digital thermometer like 20 minutes later and it was already in the mid 60's so i just leave it on 24/7. as for substrate change, i just spot clean whenever i see him poop or something. sometimes when i have him out i stir up all the substrate in the viv and spray it all down and such. i havn't actually done a full substrate change in months.

my dum is an adult male and he put off food for like 4-5 months then finally started eating again a month or so ago. was nice.




i have a ceramic for my BP. i leave that on 24/7 also.



and very nice shed btw

thats cool man....yea im def loving the red light....ever since i switched it shes been a lot more active....then again i've kinda left her alone so maybe that might be why as well....but yea lots of improvement in the last few days from my girl....and the great shed was such a relief