Diamond Temps

[pythonmania]

Hi Everyone,
The other day I purchased a 2yr old Diamond and she is beautiful, I was told to keep the temp in the centre of the cage no higher than 24-25 degrees, I know they have lower temps so I am just wondering what temps other herper's keep their Diamonds at as I don't want her/him ( not sexed ) to get DPS.

Kept in an enclosure 3x2x2 until it grows a little bigger, I only have a 75 heat lamp running on a thermostat set at 25 degrees and a UVA/B light on 12 hours a day, suggested by reputable reptile dealer.

Any advise will be welcome. Thanks in advance.
Pythonmania

 

[pythonmania]

Bump

 

[polpii]

everyone is asleep at this hour, come back tomorrow morning and you will get a few replies.

In the meantime just use the search feature up the top on diamonds and temperature, should be some answers there

good luck

 

[pythonmania]

Yeah, thanks for that ,think I'm off to bed as well and I'll check it out tomorrow.
GNight

 

[tenacres1100]

32c under the basking light during the day, the rest as cool as room temp. No need for a 75w you'll find a 40w will still provide the right amount of heat with the thermostat. With Diamonds you don't need to heat at night. I have a timer set from morning to dusk. Don't forget to post a pic.

 

[pythonmania]

Thanks for the info tenacres1100, I will post pics of my pythons as soon as I buy a decent camera..

 

[mysnakesau]

32c under the basking light during the day, the rest as cool as room temp. No need for a 75w you'll find a 40w will still provide the right amount of heat with the thermostat. With Diamonds you don't need to heat at night. I have a timer set from morning to dusk. Don't forget to post a pic.

I would have thought 32c would be too hot for a diamond. They prefer temps around 26c at warm end. I know they would endure warmer temps in the wild but there are plenty of places they can go to escape extremes of heat.

 

[tenacres1100]

whilst actively looking for food at 28c, Diamonds seek out baskings spots of 32c up to 35c after eating,
this is from Rick Shine's Australian Snakes a Natural History

This is why the bigger the cage the better for Diamonds, one spot high at 32c the rest not heated