Night and day temps

[tahnia666]

Hey all, I heat my coastal pythons enclosure with a basking light, at night I set the temp 5 degrees lower, the basking light rarely comes on at night as I keep my bedroom at the same temp cause I've had my daughter in here until now. So I won't be running the (bedroom) heater all night, So my question is should I have another heating source that doesn't light up on a timer for night temps so as not to disturb him at night?

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[Shotta]

you can use a ceramic heat emitter on a timer,also how old is the snake? with younger snakes i keep the heat on 24/7, and with older snake's i just heat during the day and turn off lights at night

 

[tahnia666]

you can use a ceramic heat emitter on a timer,also how old is the snake? with younger snakes i keep the heat on 24/7, and with older snake's i just heat during the day and turn off lights at night

Thanks mate he's 4, turning the thermostat down was pretty much the same as turning it off lol, he lives in my bedroom which is upstairs and very warm. cheers for the quick response

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[tahnia666]

I mean he's 3

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[Bluetongue1]

The advice provided by Shotta is very sound. The snake will likely coil up to conserve body heat once the temperature drops beyond a certain point in order to conserve body heat, as it would in nature.

Just in case you are worried about actual temperatures without additional night time room heating, a drop of 5[SUP]o[/SUP]C to as much as10[SUP]o[/SUP]C by early morning is not a problem. For drops beyond that I would look at running an auxiliary heat source at night, such as a 15W heat cord under a slate or ceramic tile.

Blue

 

[tahnia666]

The advice provided by Shotta is very sound. The snake will likely coil up to conserve body heat once the temperature drops beyond a certain point in order to conserve body heat, as it would in nature.

Just in case you are worried about actual temperatures without additional night time room heating, a drop of 5[SUP]o[/SUP]C to as much as10[SUP]o[/SUP]C by early morning is not a problem. For drops beyond that I would look at running an auxiliary heat source at night, such as a 15W heat cord under a slate or ceramic tile.

Blue

Awesome, thanks blue. Thanks for the help guys x

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