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I use human heating pads AND CHE's. Reason being is that I use large enclosures. The heat pad alone isn't going to provide enough heat outside of the hide itself. Sometimes they will sit on top of their hides and 'bask' in the heat from the emitter. I usually set the heat pad on medium. It doesn't get too hot on that setting. As far as 'cooking your snake', it all comes down to responsibility. You need to closely monitor the temps. Place your hand on the glass over the heat pad. If it's uncomfortably warm to your hand, then it's too hot for the snake. The belly heat is necessary for digestion as Countryboy said. There are those that will say to do without the heat pad because the snake will eliminate inside the hide and end up with scale rot/fecal burns from sitting in it's own baking waste. This is also a responsibility issue. You don't remove a necessary item to compensate for laziness. Lifting the hides and checking for waste is something that needs to be done whether there is a heat pad or not (there should be 2 hides, remember). Anyway, good luck with the Royal. I really enjoy mine. [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img]
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