Need Help Fast!

[fender120993]

[need for speed is due to the fact that i have an ebay bid waiting]


Kay. I have decided to invest in a digital thermometer/hygrometer combo (from of course the wonderful ebay) and I was just wondering if this particulary item {Item is in link below} is suitable to put in my snakes cage, on the bottom where he will be able to touch it. I am not sure if for some weird reason that he should not make direct contact with it/



http://cgi.ebay.com/Digital-Thermome...QQcmdZViewItem

[dr del]

Hi,

I don't see any mention of a probe to read temps at the other end of the tank or doesn't that bother you?


dr del

[dr del]

Hi,

Also looking at the shipping wouldn't you be cheaper walking to walmart or lowes etc and picking up the acu-rite that does have the probe etc and costs (apparently) $12?


Just my 4c (exchange rates are great).


dr del

[fender120993]

doesnt bother me.. as long as it can get a temp on the warm side, due to the fact tha me ball spends most of the time there anyway, i can just stick with the dial thermometer/hydrogeter for the cold side

[fender120993]

and what does the probe do?

[dr del]

Hi,

Yeah but you want to be able to read the temperatures inside his hides - a pain in the sit-upons with a base unit but easy-peasy with a probe.


dr del

[fender120993]

well i did a quick online check with teh local hardware stores and none of them had teh acurite thing.. so i will take my time
but thanks

and waht do you think about the safety issue?

[dr del]

Hi,

Well it only uses a 1.5 volt battery for power so the only real safety issue is to the thermometer I think as long as it is fixed correctly.

If it gets P'd on or dunked in the water bowl it is probably a goner.

You could try fixing it to the side with velcro - or a hot glue gun holding the velcro on to make sure there is nothing the snake can get stuck too but you can remove the unit easily for cleaning.

You could use the glue gun to hold the thermometer but that might be annoying in the long run.

Main things to remember;

It's nice to be able to read at different points of the tank easily (hence the probe idea).

At some point the snake is likely to try and climb/sit/P on it.

No Tape inside the tank.


dr del

[fender120993]

I JUST GOT A BRILLIANT IDEA

How about i wrap the thing in cerran wrap?

[bender29]

Lol... what for? Just velcro it to the side.

Like dr del said, an acurite thermometer would be a much better choice. Regardless of what the website says, Lowes carries them in the gardening center, and Wal-Mart carries them also.

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio...7GT&lpage=none

An availability checker is on that page.