Hello Reptile people,
I am the proud new owner of a little childreni python. I have had her for about two months, she's growing beautifully, eating beautifully and altogether a fabulous addition to our family. In the last two weeks we have moved her into a samburra 3ft enclosure and aside from a few teething issues with her squeezing out BETWEEN THE PANELS OF GLASS DESPITE HER SIZE things have been going well. I have a Reptile one 150 watt ceramic heat lamp on a thermostat which has been efficiently heating to the required temperature and cutting off when appropriate for the last two weeks. Last night, the alarm told us that the temperature had dropped below the low point for the first time. It was about 20 degrees in the house and the alarm went off at 27. This sudden change has meant that the heat is still be emitted but not as efficiently. Our weather has been largely the same and the ambient temperature not fluctuated greatly. I have just had THE most frustrating conversation with the pet shop manager that I purchased the bulb off who got so hung up about it making 29 degrees during the day and that that was completely acceptable ( which it obviously is) that he failed to comprehend that this was not the point. The point is that the ceramic light has been trying ALL day to get it there, where yesterday it would get to 30/31 in half an hour.
SO a long winded way of saying, is it possible, from your experience, to have a ceramic heat light heating but still faulty? and also, is this a product of the TYPE/BRAND or is this just a fluke? as you can imagine, I'm not keen to shell out the cash if its going to continue to occur. The manager eventually conceded that if the heat lamp couldn't reach the temperature WITHOUT the thermostat that there MAY be a problem, given this was the same guy who was saying that the 150 watt was TOO strong for the enclosure when I replaced my 100 watt for the same reason, Im not feeling very confident about his advice.
This is my first post, I know it's long winded, but I would appreciate any advice in relation to this issue. My little baby is in shed, which is a first time for me, and that's stressful enough as is!!! (FOR ME AND HER!!!!)
Also, just for information sake, we also have a thermometer that is measuring in addition to the thermostat probe.
So far with the heat light plugged directly into the wall (and no thermostat) and the lamp non stop heating it is around 27.6 degrees and has not exceeded this temp.
HELP ME !!
Thanks
I am the proud new owner of a little childreni python. I have had her for about two months, she's growing beautifully, eating beautifully and altogether a fabulous addition to our family. In the last two weeks we have moved her into a samburra 3ft enclosure and aside from a few teething issues with her squeezing out BETWEEN THE PANELS OF GLASS DESPITE HER SIZE things have been going well. I have a Reptile one 150 watt ceramic heat lamp on a thermostat which has been efficiently heating to the required temperature and cutting off when appropriate for the last two weeks. Last night, the alarm told us that the temperature had dropped below the low point for the first time. It was about 20 degrees in the house and the alarm went off at 27. This sudden change has meant that the heat is still be emitted but not as efficiently. Our weather has been largely the same and the ambient temperature not fluctuated greatly. I have just had THE most frustrating conversation with the pet shop manager that I purchased the bulb off who got so hung up about it making 29 degrees during the day and that that was completely acceptable ( which it obviously is) that he failed to comprehend that this was not the point. The point is that the ceramic light has been trying ALL day to get it there, where yesterday it would get to 30/31 in half an hour.
SO a long winded way of saying, is it possible, from your experience, to have a ceramic heat light heating but still faulty? and also, is this a product of the TYPE/BRAND or is this just a fluke? as you can imagine, I'm not keen to shell out the cash if its going to continue to occur. The manager eventually conceded that if the heat lamp couldn't reach the temperature WITHOUT the thermostat that there MAY be a problem, given this was the same guy who was saying that the 150 watt was TOO strong for the enclosure when I replaced my 100 watt for the same reason, Im not feeling very confident about his advice.
This is my first post, I know it's long winded, but I would appreciate any advice in relation to this issue. My little baby is in shed, which is a first time for me, and that's stressful enough as is!!! (FOR ME AND HER!!!!)
Also, just for information sake, we also have a thermometer that is measuring in addition to the thermostat probe.
So far with the heat light plugged directly into the wall (and no thermostat) and the lamp non stop heating it is around 27.6 degrees and has not exceeded this temp.
HELP ME !!
Thanks