I have fortunatly got a mate who has had reptiles all his life & he set up mine for me for my royal, I'm keeping it in a tub for a while but will eventually get a viv as it will look much nicer,

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question?? i have one viv set up with a heat bulb and a uva light but no heat mat ive been told this is fine as i have a good heat lamp and my corn is fine, i brought another corn today with a empty tank... so i brought a heat lamp and brought a uve light to. but was told that i dnt need it just need the heat mat and natural light is fine.. is this ok?? or do you have to have the UVA bulb or is that just to brighten up the tank? thx

Please can anyone answer my question???

hi mate if you already have the heat lamp then your ok to use it just make sure that you put a guard on it and ensure that it is put through a stat to prevent it from overheating your snake. Corns are nocturnal and as such dont require UV light so if you can your as well to take it back and get a refund. a heat mat on its own is perfectly ok for now, perhaps when you move into a large viv when its an adult you could use a lamp so its up to you if you want to keep hold of it just now of not.

M

Thanks very much for your advice, helped me alot

hey another question,
I have a baby royal 08 and she is in my 3ft viv she has settled in fine. the man in the pet shop said royals have to have a heat lamp in a propa viv and are not allowed heat mats. the thing is she keeps climbing up the walls and has pulled the wirers out of the lamp and blew the fuse which is a pain had to go by another bulb coz it broke the bulb to! (which aint cheep coz ive gone threw 3now!!!)can they go on a heat mat or is this bad for them!!! i have another mat but i need to sort it out before she blows it AGAIN

Thanks it was very helpful

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i have never kept royals myself but i am looking in to acquiring one in the near future, and most places say heat mats are ok, however if your vivarium is wood, there could be a problem with the heat transfering to the vivarium. just remember, pet shops are helpful, but as with all pet shops they have a personal preference, when i got my BD, one said keep on calci sand as a baby and one said newspaper. are you using a guard on your light? i would suggest maybe taking some tubing, like on a thick wire. cut it in half and secure all your wires in one piece of wire attached to the roof by upwards facing screws. as long as you take advice from others and use your inititive, im sure he will be fine

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2.0.0 horsefield torts-Shelly,Peppermint
0.3.0 hamsters
0.0.1 corn
1.0.0 royal python-Khan
wish list 1.1.0 fire corn 1.1.0 high pastel royal 1.1 sunglow corn 1.2.0 GTPs

nice set up
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nice housing but could do with a bit more space to be honest

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