Lights at night!

[bobby]

Can snakes see red light?

Sorry if this has been covered a billion times but what is the latest view on this?

I want to try and get away from heatmats, what do you use at night?

Cheers, Bobby

[malky201]

I think they probably can see something with the red bulbs, but for some reason it doesnt seem to stress them, i currently have my rat snake with a red bulb and dimmer stat and hes eating etc fine. If you want away from heatmats, have you considered ceramics?

[bobby]

Originally Posted by malky201

I think they probably can see something with the red bulbs, but for some reason it doesnt seem to stress them, i currently have my rat snake with a red bulb and dimmer stat and hes eating etc fine. If you want away from heatmats, have you considered ceramics?

What kind of wattage do you think I would need to heat a 4x2x2?
(ceramic or red bulb!)

Cheers mate

[malky201]

Well, with ceramics you would use a pulse stat, so minimum i would say 100w, but i always go higher cause the stat controls it for you anyway. Ive got a 75w red bulb in a 3ftx18inchx18inch and thats working great, but a 4x2x2....would obviously need more. To be honest mate if i was heating a viv that size id use ceramics on a pulse stat, or a microclimate ahs, which is a ceramic heater with a pulse stat built in, you can pick them up for anywhere between £80 - £100. But if you do your own ceramic/stat combo it will work out cheaper.

[malky201]

What's it for anyway mate?

[bobby]

Carpet python later this year

The viv size was just to give me an idea, it may end-up a 6x2x3

Im trying to keep the cost of the initial outlay down but im going to struggle lol

[malky201]

What kind of carpet? 6x2x3's a big viv, sounds like you really want a burm lol

[bobby]

Originally Posted by malky201

What kind of carpet? 6x2x3's a big viv, sounds like you really want a burm lol

lol

you lot are a bad influence

No, I want a Coastal. i think the viv size will end-up somewhere in the middle. Im going to buy a hatchling and put it in a RUB and then decide how big the final viv is going to be, then I need to decide if I want to breed them in the future

Im clueless about ceramics though, where will I find all the correct bits and pieces and what exactly will I need?

Cheers for your help mate!

[cjsnakes]

Originally Posted by bobby

Carpet python later this year

The viv size was just to give me an idea, it may end-up a 6x2x3

Im trying to keep the cost of the initial outlay down but im going to struggle lol

just remember carpets are semi abordal so like to climb so bulb would be a good idea

[bobby]

Originally Posted by cjsnakes

just remember carpets are semi abordal so like to climb so bulb would be a good idea

Why would the bulb be a good idea?

Cheers!