Mjb30
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Heat lamps severely dry out the air which can be extremely harmful to invertebrates.Why is everyone against heating lamp?
Heat lamps severely dry out the air which can be extremely harmful to invertebrates.Why is everyone against heating lamp?
Sand boas they may be called, but calcium sand kills. Aspen, or play sand if you can find it, is a lot safer. It sounds like this person’s bedding options are pretty limited, so of they can’t get a safer substrate, I couldn’t reSand Boa. Get rid of the heat lamp and you have a nice setup for another Dune or even a Desert Hairy.
I never use calcium sand. I have clinically seen it impact a few geckos but so far that's it. When I worked pet retail i didnt stock it, and im in the veterinary profession now and dont recommend it. Usually if an animal grabs prey violently (i.e. lizards)... they ingest it. Inverts and snakes usually dont have the same problem, but better not test it.Sand boas they may be called, but calcium sand kills. Aspen, or play sand if you can find it, is a lot safer. It sounds like this person’s bedding options are pretty limited, so of they can’t get a safer substrate, I couldn’t re
Depends on how they are usedHeat lamps severely dry out the air which can be extremely harmful to invertebrates.
you mean shining through the side glass on one end? Instead on the top? <=Iyou need to place it on a short side of the tank from the outside to create the proper temperature gradient
Yep that's what I mean this way they have a hot side and a cold side and the infrared doesn't dry up your air like it would when mounted on top of your tankyou mean shining through the side glass on one end? Instead on the top? <=I
Makes since so that the bulb isn't in direct contact with the tanks air. If this is what you mean of course.
As a precaution I gave a good spray and upped my humidity 75-80 and it should settle to around 65-70 for the night until I can come up with the means of proper light placement tomorrow.
Makes sense, thanks for all the stellar advice. So good to have so much knowledge in the members here. It really helps us newcomers.Yep that's what I mean this way they have a hot side and a cold side and the infrared doesn't dry up your air like it would when mounted on top of your ta
Wasn't aware of that (you can see how much herp experience I have lol). Thanks for the clarification!Calcium sand is terrible for reptiles. That type of sand actually can cause impactions.
That's how I keep one of my Asian forest scorpions. I have a 40 watt nano ceramic bulb placed in close proximity to the side of the 5 1/2 gallon tank. It's probably not as energy efficient as a heat pad on the side, but it was all I had available at the time of setup, and seems to work pretty well so I left it that way. It won't be that long before I can turn it off for the season.Yep that's what I mean this way they have a hot side and a cold side and the infrared doesn't dry up your air like it would when mounted on top of your tank
I tried this and the side of my tank cracked.Yep that's what I mean this way they have a hot side and a cold side and the infrared doesn't dry up your air like it would when mounted on top of your tank
So I wouldn't recommend it.Yep that's what I mean this way they have a hot side and a cold side and the infrared doesn't dry up your air like it would when mounted on top of your tank
It is the most ridiculous thing yet - sticking a heat lamp on the outside of a glass tank - no wonder it cracked. From what I can glean from this forum most people seem to think that keeping Asian Forest scorpions or Emperor scorpions they need to be kept at around 70 degs and in a semi bog and that any kind of heat lamp will evaporate all your substrate and leave your scorpion a dried up crisp. Emperor scorpions come from the Middle East as well as Africa, Asian Forest are from Asia amoungst other places where it is extremely hot also.Regarding humidity - humidity is caused by water - ie rain - condensating on very hot surfaces. Therefore if you have a very hot enclosure humidity can be maintained by spraying - rain in the wild. At the moment I have 32 scorpions all thriving and breeding and all kept under ceramic or glass heat lamps and no heat lamp is any more than 12 inches above the substrate. Some are kept at 22/25 Deg C some are kept at 30/33 Deg C.all controlled by individual day/night thermostats. Heat mats on the side of tanks will not maintain temperatures in the northern hemisphere / cold countries.So I wouldn't recommend it.