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Re: temps, cool side/warm side
yeah the thermostat that I purchased can control 2 units so I think two UTH's will be perfect. As for the humidity, I've been keeping the water dish above the uth and have been misting the viv daily.
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Re: temps, cool side/warm side
thx for the input. Is there a certain kind of lamp dimmer I would need to use? When I went to get the Accurite I looked at some dimmers, but they seem to be the kind that would have to be spliced, at least that what my boyfriend said.
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Oh boy~ here I go....
Missi has this tank stuff down to a science and so she is great resource for you.
I am here to attempt to pull you to the dark side!!!! Would you ever consider a reptile cage? I have these: http://www.reptilebasics.com/2x3-Cag...h-p-16286.html
These cages are wired with flex watt and so you just need to get a t'stat. They hold their heat and humidity and they are really just plug and play set-ups. It takes away all of the tinkering and futzing around that you have to do with a tank (take that as a testimony to Missi's fortitude) and they are just really great. This size will fit the royal for their lifetime.
So, whenever I read about people running out all the time to tweak (seemingly forever) with their tanks, I just feel compelled to offer the idea of a true reptile cage 
~~ McKinsey~~
"Men have forgotten this truth," said the fox. "But you must not forget it. You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed."
~The Little Prince; Antoine de Saint Exupery
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Re: temps, cool side/warm side
That looks very interesting, Starmom. thank you for showing this to me. Its a little out of my price range for now, but I will definitely be considering one when Shinobi outgrows the tank he is in now. Perhaps if I'd known about it before I purchased the viv I would have gotten that instead maybe you could post a few pics of your setup?
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Re: temps, cool side/warm side
 Originally Posted by TheHabit
That looks very interesting, Starmom. thank you for showing this to me. Its a little out of my price range for now, but I will definitely be considering one when Shinobi outgrows the tank he is in now. Perhaps if I'd known about it before I purchased the viv I would have gotten that instead  maybe you could post a few pics of your setup?
I wouldn't go with the 2x3 rbi cage either at this point. Seems way too big for young bp. The mini cage is only $140 and has the same floor space as a 32qt tub. It should take your bp a while to grow out of the mini cage. When I call Rich at RBI about it he said that he has some of his adult males in mini cages but reccommended anything bigger than a 1000 grams or so should go in the 2x3 cages.
My mini cage should arrive today or tomorrow.
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Re: temps, cool side/warm side
 Originally Posted by TheHabit
thx for the input. Is there a certain kind of lamp dimmer I would need to use? When I went to get the Accurite I looked at some dimmers, but they seem to be the kind that would have to be spliced, at least that what my boyfriend said.
The dimmers that I have I purchased at Wal-Mart, and they are called a Table Top Lamp Dimmer. It really is plug'n'play. There is some tweaking involved, and it can get a little frustrating, but they are only $9. It obviously isn't a substitute for a t-stat, but it is a quick cheap fix. They were in the "small electrical" isle of the hardware dept in Wal-Mart.
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