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#1776826
Replover1
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 Heat or black light
my emperor scorpion clibed its wire on its heat rock,should i take that out and get a pad or can i just take the heat rock out because its summer and get a black light?
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06/28/08 06:26pm
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#1777005
Herpsarelife
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Message To: Replover1 In reference to Message Id: 1776826
Heat or black light
if hes climbing my cord i would take the heat rock out and get a small under tank heater. that’s what we use on all our tanks. as for the black light, i wouldn’t use it. they are alright to use when showing friends that they glow or to help find them when you can’t see em, but otherwise, extended exposure to the black light will stress them out. an undertank heater should be all the heat you need. if you want lighting just use a small watt flouresent bulb.
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06/28/08 09:22pm
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#1777534
Replover1
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Message To: Herpsarelife In reference to Message Id: 1777005
Heat or black light
i have to much peat moss for it so it can make another burro,but i thimk there is a heater that you can put on the the back of the tank
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06/29/08 01:07pm
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#1777536
Replover1
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Message To: Replover1 In reference to Message Id: 1777534
Heat or black light
well sence it is summer,does it really need heat because it is always hot where i am
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06/29/08 01:09pm
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#1777883
Herpsarelife
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Message To: Replover1 In reference to Message Id: 1777536
Heat or black light
the temp outside doesn’t matter, unless you don’t use ac or heat in your house. if you keep your house at normal room temp (72*F) i would use a small under tank heater...and yes you can put them on the side as well. you stick them where ever you want (i use them under and on the side, depending on how my substrate is...sand-underneath, false bottom-side). you need to give them a choice of being warmer or not. if your house temp is around 80 then you’ll pry be alright without one, but i don’t recommend no heat at all.
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06/29/08 07:24pm
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#1778699
Replover1
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Message To: Herpsarelife In reference to Message Id: 1777883
Heat or black light
in my room it is always like 82 degrees and i will get a heat pad soon
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06/30/08 02:49pm
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#1779376
Computerkid26
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Message To: Replover1 In reference to Message Id: 1778699
Heat or black light
Heat rock is dangerous because your scorpion can potentially get burn. Blacklight do not emit any heat but rather ultraviolet radiation and that’s bad for the scorpion. Like others have mentions just get an under tank heater. I use a Walgreen electronic therapeutic heating pad.
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07/01/08 04:03am
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#1781705
Dodiface
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Message To: Computerkid26 In reference to Message Id: 1779376
Heat or black light
82° is actually a good heat gradient for the ’warm’ side, but should also provide it a cooler side for thermal regulation. The cooler side should be between 72° - 77° and never any lower than 70°. The warm side should be at 80°-85° and never any higher 90°. I suggest a thermostat if you’ll be using a heat pad, especially one mounted on the side. Heat pads tend to get really hot. Even the smaller ones. Just make sure you monitor both warm and cool sides to keep your scorpion happy. Oh and if you MUST,... use your blacklight for quick display only! UV lighting is hazardous and cause stress to scorpions.
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07/03/08 01:17pm
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#1782799
Replover1
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Message To: Dodiface In reference to Message Id: 1781705
Heat or black light
Quote: The cooler side should be between 72° - 77°,The warm side should be at 80°-85°
i thought it was supposed to be 75°-90° and my heat rock is the reason for it being 82° in my room. so i unplug it on hot days and sometimes plug it in at night because it is cooler.
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07/04/08 01:10pm
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