Force Feeding vs Assist Feeding

[mtolypetsupply]

just got to this thread
congrats on your success
sorry you lost Caramel

btw
those plastic stays they put into the collars of men's shirts make fantastic little snake mouth openers - and are easily cleaned

good idea! Unfortunately, hubby has no shirts like that, not needed in the world of heavy construction! LOL

[drache]

• temperature ?? again under tank pad and maintain the room temp at 89 degrees should be good. Monitor snake individual temp with Rayteck adjust accordingly.

I'd say that's a bit warm for ambient temp

[infernalis]

[/list]I'd say that's a bit warm for ambient temp

I have to agree, Garter snakes prefer it just a tad cooler, On hot days they will seek shade and sometimes even go down gopher holes to escape the heat.


Our rep room is kept at 80 (heck the whole house usually is)

[Loren]

Our rep room is kept at 80 (heck the whole house usually is)

mine too. Average.

I keep it above 72 night, and 80-84 day. Seems to work well.

Some of the garters have flexwatt for a belly heat spot of 90 or so, others have ambient only. they all seem to do fine.

[brain]

Michael, Here is a link to a statement I just made to Stephanie regarding brumation.

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/gart...html#post93340

TY I'll look into

[mtolypetsupply]

mine too. Average.

I keep it above 72 night, and 80-84 day. Seems to work well.

Some of the garters have flexwatt for a belly heat spot of 90 or so, others have ambient only. they all seem to do fine.

Ok, what exactly is this flexwatt I've heard about? is it reptile specific or that stuff you use to keep pipes from freezing, etc.?

[infernalis]

Its an under tank heat strip that you can cut to custom sizes for any enclosure.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Flexwatt is a material made for all types of heating purposes... actually i beleive it's made not with reptiles in mind... but heating pipes or something like that. It looks like a really thick piece of laminate with thin metal strips and black strips all inside of it.... It comes in different widths also. the nice thing about it is that it comes in rolls but can be cut at every foot mark to be made into any desirable length and that entire length will be fully functional. And if you cut that in half... it would still work! (the end with the wires attatched of course)

[Snake lover 3-25]

my room is 68 at night and 72-74 day

[brain]

[/list]I'd say that's a bit warm for ambient temp

You may have a point. Keeping the ambient temp high. I have noted with this room temp my boas enjoy a body temp of around 78 degrees. Do you feel this a bit too high for garters?