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Originally Posted by adamanteus
You guys who use light bulbs to heat your vivs; How do you regulate the temperature when the temps outside the viv fluctuate? How do you warm the viv during really cold nights? What precautions do you take to prevent your snakes coming into contact with the bulb and frying?
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I have all my heat lamps on thermostats, so that I can regulate the temps. As far as those cold nights.......it doesn't get below 60F in my reptile room so I really don't rely on any heat at night. I've found too many people keep there herps WAY too warm WAY too long. Natural temp. fluctuations between day and night are a natural thing and yes, all my stuff is out basking in the early AM when the lights come on, but I don't have any issue with respitory problems, problems with regurgitation or other stuff associated with keeping herps too cool. I also stick to herps from temperate or semitropical regions as well, so I don't really have anything that needs hothouse type of conditions. As far as contact with the bulbs....the lights are either on the outside of the cage or are shielded by some sort of "cage" for lack of a better term.
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