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If you drop a hot rock into a pail of water, the temperature of the rock and the water will change until both?
If you drop a hot rock into a pail of water, the temperature of the rock and the water will change until both are equal. The rock will cool and the water will warm. Does this hold true if the hot rock is dropped into the Atlantic Ocean? Explain.
Yes, heat will be transferred from the rock to the water…however, because of the volume of water in the Atlantic Ocean, the actual temperature change of the ocean will be small enough to be irrelevant.
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Should I use a heat rock/ hot rock or a heat lamp?
I’m getting a redtail columbian boa, and he’s about 4ft long. Should I use a lamp or a rock? And if so do I need more than one? I mean he is pretty big. Thirdly, anything I should know that a petstore/breeder isnt going to tell me?
I’d have to agree with almost everything chris b said. Well done. I do however have qualms with heat rocks or lamps. Snakes do not absorb heat in the same manner as lizards and turtles by basking and absorbing heat directly from the sun. They typically warm up on objects that have been heated by the sun. That being said, I’ve always been a huge advocate of heat strips regulated by a good thermostat. As far as uv lighting, boas for the most part are nocturnal and do not require any special type of lighting. Just as long as you have something in there to turn on and off (a timer helps) accordingly to simulate day and night, you’re golden. Oh, and about the hide boxes chris mentioned, be sure and have a few scattered around the enclosure. Be sure you put them on the hot end and the cool end of the enclosure so your snake won’t have to choose between comfort and security. In terms of feeding, I hook train ALL of my snakes. I use the hook for every interaction (cage cleaning, getting them out for handling) with them EXCEPT for feeding. This allows me to feed inside their enclosures. The hooks really help. Every now and then one of them will whip around looking crazy when I open the cage, but as soon as I touch the cold hook to them you can see a visible change in body language almost instantly. That combined with feeding frozen and proper handling techniques has helped shape my babies into the most mellow, docile boas I’ve ever had. Hope this helps
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