Woma enclosure set-up.....tad confused.

[reptalica]

Just finishing off Jaffa's main enclosure and about to move him from his 52 litre tub.

My question/s are regarding heating. In the tub his sole heat source was a heat mat set at 32c.

In moving him into the enclosure i will have a thermostat.....now I will be using this to control the spot/heat lamp above his basking spot..........I'm assuming this is set between 32-35C???

What about the ambient temperature of the hot end given the cool end takes care of itself as the enclosure is approx 132 (W) x 45 (D) x 50 (H).

Do I need to set the probe for the basking spot and hot end temps or just the hot spot temp???

Also I will be using a heat mat under his hide at the hot end, set to 32c.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

My new user name is "confusion reigns supreme".

 

[roobars]

I am looking into setting up 2x2m woma enclosures very soon. I was just going to set a 35deg hot spot and nothing else. They are smart enough and big enough to sit in plain view all day to get heat.... they even 'beg' when I get home so i feed them when I dont put thier hide at the hot end he he he

I would not worry about the heat mat, just a hot spot

my 2c

 

[saintanger]

my yearling woma has a ceramic heat emmiter connected to a thermostat set at 32 hot end. i also would not bother with the heat mat. my thermostat has a prob and i just put it on the floor on the hot end. also i prefer with larger enclosures to put a hide on the hot end and one on the cool end or just one in the middle if its not hot enough he will go and bask.

 

[thomasssss]

yea im with the others forget about the matt , both mine are fine with just CHE with a basking spot from 31-33c most of the time sometimes a little higher

 

[reptalica]

My only concerns are night time temps = Melbourne.

In the tub the mat is on 24/7 @ 32C.

In the enclosure with no mat could get a tad cold.

 

[thomasssss]

the matts only going to give you belly heat anyway , get a CHE if you want to keep ambient temps up through the night , works well for me being in melbourne though you may have to have a slightly larger wattage globe to help keep up with the winter temps to what you would use through summer

 

[saintanger]

if you have a ceramic heat emmiter or heat globe connected to a theromosts and its on during the night it will be fine. i have checked on cold nights and he is always nice and warm. i wish in winter i could live in a heated enclosure like his. lol

 

[dangles]

Insulated hides that are just big enough for the animal to get into work for pythons in regards to cold overnight temps.