Ambient Vs. Surface temps heating question - Page 5

.: Laura :. · 09-29-10, 07:10 AM

Did you have to do the big drive or did you find someone locally?

percey39 · 09-29-10, 07:16 AM

Nah ended up taking a 2 hour drive, but as i said got a fairly big discount and it gave moose and rod some time away as well. Im just glad that it should only be 9 more injections and he is all better. How many shots do you have left??

.: Laura :. · 09-29-10, 07:20 AM

Hmmm... so far she's had about 12ish

percey39 · 09-29-10, 07:24 AM

She should be well on her way to recovery then. I can hardly see anything in my syringes as the amount is so small lol

.: Laura :. · 09-29-10, 07:26 AM

Yeah very small amount indeed, and nope she just doesn't seem to be changing, she's still eating though so I very much doubt she is suffering in any way

percey39 · 09-29-10, 07:31 AM

Thats a possitive, my guy ate only 3 days ago while in shed so he is syill very food orientated. I hope Lola gets better ASAP as its very stressful in these situations when all you can do is wait and see.

presspirate · 09-29-10, 12:58 PM

Okay mates got another question for you. My interior cage sizes will be:
(Inches, not centimeters,

)
Cage A. 57" x 13" x 19" (For corn snake)

Cage B. 45" x 18 1/2" x 23" (For Nic Boa)

The sizes are a little odd, because I am recycling old furniture and turning it into snake homes.

Question is this. What size, (Wattage) Ceramics should I buy to heat these up? Should I use one per cage, or two? I've been looking for a chart that will tell me, but so far I have had no luck.

Thanks in advance for your help.

presspirate · 09-29-10, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Feebo

@ Presspirate So it`s not actually cloth at all then! And you think WE`RE backward?! lol The onlt thing I`d say on that is check that that plastic coating can take the heat. It should be ok but I`d certainly test it first me `ol cocker

I'm not sure if I was just insulted or not.

You can call it rabbit wire, chicken wire Hardware cloth, or fencing with little square holes. (Always thought hardware cloth was a bit odd myself, but hey, when in Rome.... or North America.)

At any rate, On my plastic cages I have have 10" holes cut out and have bolted this very same green wire meshy like stuff to it. And have my heat domes sitting directly on it with 150 watt bulbs and it has not melted. It's actually a pvc coating.

Feebo · 09-29-10, 03:12 PM

Sounds fine then

Nope, not an insult. That just means ! "my friend"

presspirate · 09-30-10, 12:38 AM

Gonna bump this, can someone take a look at my question up there?^ 3 posts up. Thanks!

percey39 · 09-30-10, 01:18 AM

For cage A i would go with a 150 watt and cage B i would go with 100 watt.
I use a ceramic and a globe in my 4 x 2 x 2 so i drop my wattage on the ceramics but its up to you how want to heat it. In a 4 x 2 x2 i use a 60 watt ceramic and a 40 watt globe this gives me temps around 32-34 degrees hot end and 24-26 cool end.

presspirate · 09-30-10, 01:22 AM

Awesome! Thanks Percy, I wanted to order this week! You're the man mate!

percey39 · 09-30-10, 01:26 AM

Haha no dramas mate, as i said its up to you which way you wanna go but i like to be able to see them at night as well lol. Also temps can vary on the amount of vents you have put in as well as where you have placed them.

presspirate · 09-30-10, 01:31 AM

Cage A I have two round vents on each end, they are about 2" Diameter and 3" on center from each other. On the right they are 1" off the floor, and on the right they are 1" from the top, so there will be a fresh air flow, fresh air in, bad air out. But I think they are small enough that it will not carry away all of the heat. Thanks again for the help.

Lankyrob · 09-30-10, 05:50 AM

I have 100w ceramic in the 3 foot viv and 150w in the 4foot vivs - never have any issues reaching the temps required.