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Post by immaculata on Aug 8, 2010 12:19:48 GMT
Dont know if this is the right place to post I have looked everywere for information on this species but cant find any.... So if sombody who have this species can tell me, what humidity and temperature they need? Sorry for BAD ENGLISH( FROM NORWAY).
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Post by rosanna123 on Aug 8, 2010 12:21:08 GMT
i keep mine at 24-26 degrees C
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Post by immaculata on Aug 8, 2010 12:35:33 GMT
Thanks for fast reply ;D But in the winter our house temperature can drop to 16 degreedes. If i put Polystyrene on the back of the heat mat and drill holes in the storage tub, do you think it will help? BAD ENGLISH
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Post by rosanna123 on Aug 8, 2010 12:43:37 GMT
yes, i use tin foil and stuff like that over the back of my heat mats. and when drilling holes into the storage container make sure that you remove all snails, substrate ect. and drill from the inside out
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Post by immaculata on Aug 8, 2010 12:45:19 GMT
Does tin foil work better ?
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Post by rosanna123 on Aug 8, 2010 12:47:22 GMT
it stops the heat escaping
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Post by rosanna123 on Aug 8, 2010 12:48:48 GMT
oh and by the way what species of immaculata do you own
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Post by immaculata on Aug 8, 2010 12:51:21 GMT
Have read so many caresheets but there are non specific species caresheet I have orderen two Achatina immaculata children 3cm.
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Post by rosanna123 on Aug 8, 2010 12:54:34 GMT
are they immaculata var. immaculata
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Post by immaculata on Aug 8, 2010 12:56:56 GMT
No Achatina immaculata, non sub spiecies
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Post by rosanna123 on Aug 8, 2010 13:01:16 GMT
ook
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Post by immaculata on Aug 8, 2010 13:04:04 GMT
why?
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Post by Paul on Aug 8, 2010 17:06:47 GMT
If i put Polystyrene on the back of the heat mat and drill holes in the storage tub, do you think it will help? Yeah, use something that doesn't conduct heat like thick polystyrene, so the heat will be forced one way into the tank. If you use a conductor like tin-foil it may actually do the opposite and sink heat away from the tank, because it will conduct more readily than the tub will.
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Post by immaculata on Aug 8, 2010 17:31:18 GMT
Maybe if somebody wants, i can post some pictures of them next week when they get here?
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Post by rosanna123 on Aug 8, 2010 18:32:19 GMT
i use silver covered bubble wrap and it worked really well, that is why i suggested the tin foil as i belived it would work the same way
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Post by crossless on Aug 8, 2010 18:54:18 GMT
If i put Polystyrene on the back of the heat mat and drill holes in the storage tub, do you think it will help? Yeah, use something that doesn't conduct heat like thick polystyrene, so the heat will be forced one way into the tank. If you use a conductor like tin-foil it may actually do the opposite and sink heat away from the tank, because it will conduct more readily than the tub will. Foil is only used to fluorescent tubes to reflect light in terrarium when you are making home made globe. I usually put pieces of foil next to glass, them matt and then styrox and push terrarium againts a wall it seems to work quite good for me.
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Post by immaculata on Aug 8, 2010 19:27:29 GMT
Its plastic Crossless, do you men put the heatmat on top of the foil?(foil is touching the tub) Also i could get a propagator would this work?
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Post by immaculata on Aug 8, 2010 19:53:19 GMT
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Post by copigeon on Aug 9, 2010 8:19:32 GMT
Yeah, use something that doesn't conduct heat like thick polystyrene, so the heat will be forced one way into the tank. If you use a conductor like tin-foil it may actually do the opposite and sink heat away from the tank, because it will conduct more readily than the tub will. Foil is only used to fluorescent tubes to reflect light in terrarium when you are making home made globe. I usually put pieces of foil next to glass, them matt and then styrox and push terrarium againts a wall it seems to work quite good for me. The double bubble foil insulation isnt like tinfoil - its a very high grade bubble insulation (like bubble wrap or greenhouse insulation) which has a foil coating to aid reflection of heat. Has a far greater insulative property than polystyrene but with the signifigant benefit of not falling appart/becoming brittle and being about 3/5mm thick. Highly recommended. Quite expensive though unless you can pick up offcuts from ebay.
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Post by lee2211 on Aug 9, 2010 18:56:18 GMT
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