Advice for Royal's...any 1 ????

[palombo77]

Hey guys
well its coming up to the Essex show in July. I am 99.9% sure that if the right one is there will be buying a Royal.

I have read hundreds of care sheets & spoken to looooads of people, but there are a few things I havent asked as yet.

As it will only be a baby I will be housing in one of the secure plastics. I am goint to put the heat mat under 1 half of the tub. Do I need a stat to controll the tempreture ? I know I probably do but could someone point me in the right direction as to what kind ? i have looked up on it but its really confusing as to which one to get. Also, how do you attach it so it controlls the temp of the heat mat ?

next question is on humidity...I understand Royals have different needs regarding this..how do i achieve this ?

any help would be great.. look forward to hearing from you..

cheers ;D

[lee]

hi...
yes the plastic tub will be fine for your royal python...put a few hides in as royals are nervous beggars.... and yes a pulse thermostat or a matstat will be needed to control the temperature and they plug into mains and theres a socket on them in which you plug your mat into and set at the right temperature and you are well away
plastic tubs sustain a certain amount of humidity in my experience and they shed better i find in them
any other help ill be happy to help if i can

[palombo77]

thanks Lee, its quite simple then..

[palombo77]

another quick question, I have 2 spare heat mats at home, but they were used for my 3ft vivs.. for a hatchling container i think im gonna need something smaller, what size heat mat shall I get...?? I am panicking now, I want everything to be perfect...I know I will be buying this stat..
www.cornishcrispa.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=21_51&products_id=336

But im now worried my container will be too big ?

At the show in Essex on 7th July, there will obviously be breeders selling live stock, will there be tables with accessories like housing, heating & stats ? How do the prices work out??

I dont know what to do ! HELP !

[lee]

the stat is perfect
the mat you are using should be fine just make sire you only cover 1/3-1/2 of the hatchling tub if you are going to buy another mat
www.cornishcrispa.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=21_49_117&products_id=320 this one would be good

at the shows the prices are definately cheaper than online stores etc

ill be at that show so might see you there lol
lee

[palombo77]

thanks Lee..really appreciate your help..

do u put you mats on the underside of the housing, as I have just been told by someone that royals need ambient heat. and they end up curled up on the heat mat & get burnt.. ?? the lady that said this, will only use ceramic heaters with a pulse stat ..? this confused me even more as in all the months i have been reading up, no one has mentioned this ?

How do u get around this ? is there something that u put inbetween the heat mat & housing or do u put the mat on the side..?

also I like Cornish Crisp site, it has everything i need but i dont like the hatchling boxes so I will wait till the day to get one of these at the show.

Once again thanks for your help ;D

[John Pilling]

Ceramics are good but i only use them with larger viv's, say 4 by 2 by 2foot would be the minimum viv size i would use a ceramic with as they cover a large area of the viv. My 8 foot viv is ceramic heated, and on a 150watt ceramic this covers between a 4 and 5 foot area. Ceramics are good for basking, the floor temp of the 8 footer is 90-94 during the day, dropping to around 88 at night, and thats 18-20 inches below the ceramic heater face.

[palombo77]

god its all mumble jumble to me.. If it is ok, i will stick to the heat mat, untill he/she is ready to move into a nice sized viv. Do I need to put anything between the mat & container to stop it burning the snake ?