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OK I have a heat lamp for my corn and my gecko but only one of them has a night bulb so I can’t use the bulb for my snake whitch means that the tank may be as cold as 65 degrees at night is that ok ?
11/19/05  09:35pm

 #548274


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   Message To: Flip   In reference to Message Id: 548264


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Probably not, it is likely to give it a reapirotry infection why not but out a few bucks and buy a night bulb or a UTH.
11/19/05  09:42pm

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   Message To: RePtiLOVER   In reference to Message Id: 548274


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I am going to but all I have for tonight is a 75 watt day bulb and a crab heat pad .
11/19/05  09:57pm

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   Message To: Flip   In reference to Message Id: 548289


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Go ahead and use the crab heat pad for now. It won’t hurt anything. It may not get as warm as a larger heat pad but it will be warmer than nothing.
11/19/05  10:05pm

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   Message To: Weaver   In reference to Message Id: 548299


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yeah . so what’s better a 75 watt day bulb or a crab heater ?



11/19/05  10:13pm

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   Message To: Flip   In reference to Message Id: 548311


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WEll you cant really use a 75watt day bulb at night, could you explain the crabheater more is it liek a UTH but smaller?
11/19/05  10:15pm

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   Message To: RePtiLOVER   In reference to Message Id: 548313


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They’re tiny UTH’s that won’t melt plastic kritter keepers. I think it’d be OK for a little snake. A temp gun could help decide for sure! I can’t remember if it heats to 80’ or what? That’d be OK for a night time drop & supplement in the daytime with a heat bulb.

But when the snake gets bigger that little UTH won’t be big enough for it to coil its whole body over.
11/19/05  10:21pm

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   Message To: Sevydots   In reference to Message Id: 548323


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I’m not talking a long time just tonight Tommarow I will get a night bulb but for tonight i will have to use the heat pad . And have u guys ever taken a heat pad off a tank and then tried to put it back on ? does it still work ?
11/19/05  10:30pm

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   Message To: Flip   In reference to Message Id: 548330


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Sometimes they will & sometimes not. Try very hard to not bend the pad at all. It won’t really stick after you used it once, but if none of the wires inside break, it should still heat up.
11/19/05  10:39pm

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   Message To: Flip   In reference to Message Id: 548330


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OK this is a 2nd attempt so sorry if there ends up being a double post...

Try not to bend the pad as you remove it. It won’t stick after you’ve used it, but as long as none of the little wires inside break, it should still heat up.
11/19/05  10:41pm

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   Message To: Sevydots   In reference to Message Id: 548339


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Ok so do u think it is better for me to let my snake use the pad or bulb cause I ahev to use one option for my snake and one for my gecko .
11/19/05  10:42pm


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