gluttony32
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Will a cobra heat mat melt through a faunarium plastic terrarium?
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gluttony32
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Its only a temporary thing until the hatchlings can go into a rack system, I have never used a cobra uth..
Its only a temporary thing until the hatchlings can go into a rack system, I have never used a cobra uth..
rickmoss95
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as long as you have some type of rheostat or thermostat to regulate the amount of heat it puts out, you will be fine.
gluttony32
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The thing is I dont have one available right now since the 2 i own r currently used on 2 racks. I also dont feel the need to shell out a 1oo or so bucks for a quarantine tankm I will only be using for 6 or 8 weeks. As long as there is a substrate and a hide over the warm, cool and hot spot in the cage I should be fine right?
The thing is I dont have one available right now since the 2 i own r currently used on 2 racks. I also dont feel the need to shell out a 1oo or so bucks for a quarantine tankm I will only be using for 6 or 8 weeks. As long as there is a substrate and a hide over the warm, cool and hot spot in the cage I should be fine right?
toxiclight
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Unregulated heat mats can reach temperatures of 100-110 degrees, which is beyond the safe tolerance of a corn snake.
rickmoss95
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please dont take offense to this, but if your not willing to spend the money to properly house and quarintine a new animal...dont buy it, you owe that to the new animal and yout current collection.
rickmoss95
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and you can go to the hardware store and buy a light dimmer, inlet power plug, two boxes and a cord and build yourself a rheostat for under $20. you dont have to spend a hundred bucks.
gluttony32
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Thanx for your OPINION, id rather buy the rheostat than go the home depot route. The animals in question are not corn snakes anyway and can tolerate heat a little better than the latter. I just wanted to know if the terrarium would melt, but its not melting and the heat inside is a cozy 88 degrees over the mat and with a few hide boxes inside I am POSITIVE they will be fine for the next few weeks.
Thanx for your OPINION, id rather buy the rheostat than go the home depot route. The animals in question are not corn snakes anyway and can tolerate heat a little better than the latter. I just wanted to know if the terrarium would melt, but its not melting and the heat inside is a cozy 88 degrees over the mat and with a few hide boxes inside I am POSITIVE they will be fine for the next few weeks.
