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    My Tub Setup.

    I have been lurking around here for about 2 months gathering all the info I can get before I purchase my Albino BP. I managed to find all my answers through this forum without posting up a single question due to ALL the stickies and the search.

    The only thing I am having a problem with is the humidity. I have the bowl over the heat pad and a sponge in a tupperware container with holes in it and can only manage 42%-49%. I have placed a larger (wider) bowl in there to see if it helped and it did not. I know the lamp eats the humidity but i need it to keep the ambient temps up. I was thinking about misting daily but not sure if it will over due it.

    Let me know what you think of my set up and if there is anything I need to adjust or fix.









    I know the tape is a bad idea but I heard scotch tape doesn't do damage like other tapes. I might end up using hot glue.


    These are some key items I have bought for my setup:

    -Herpstat
    -Zoo-Med 30-40 gallon UTH (takes up almost half the bottom of the tub)
    -Accurite Thermometer
    -Pro Exotics Temp Gun (PE-2)
    -CHE Lamp w/dimmer
    -Insulation on top and bottom
    -Log so he has something to rub up against when he sheds
    -1 Gallon of Chlorhexidine 2%


    Anyone from Metro Detroit know of any place to get live mice/rats? Let me know! I only know of one and that's Stinger's Exotics in Livionia.

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    Re: My Tub Setup.

    ditch the lamp and the sponge container.with the UTH and thermostat you will be just fine for heat, and get a larger water bowl to and i bet your humidity problem will be solved.

    **If you cant get your humidity up, and being within range, try puting a handfull or two of aspen grass in the tub on one side.
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    Re: My Tub Setup.

    Yep, it is that crazy lamp setup you have there. You should be fine without it. Unless the snakes room is frigid.
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    Re: My Tub Setup.

    Ditch the lamp. No need with the UTH and Herpstat. And put the water bowl on the cool side not the hot side.
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    Re: My Tub Setup.

    Before the lamp my ambient temps where 72-76. I was worried about not being around 80 for the ambient temp. Also in the winter i have the coldest room in the house and I remember it getting to the high 50's. So I may purchase a heater for the room.

    Do you think the low to mid 70's is ok for the ambient temp?

    -Nick

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    Re: My Tub Setup.

    Quote Originally Posted by Masson View Post
    Before the lamp my ambient temps where 72-76. I was worried about not being around 80 for the ambient temp. Also in the winter i have the coldest room in the house and I remember it getting to the high 50's. So I may purchase a heater for the room.

    Do you think the low to mid 70's is ok for the ambient temp?

    -Nick
    Where do you have the probe for your thermostat at?

    This could be the biggest reason for your low temps.
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    Re: My Tub Setup.

    if you have a thermostat and UTH you dont need to worry about ambient temps as much. Just adjust your thermostat to the temp you need in the tub.
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    Re: My Tub Setup.

    Just get a room heater, loose the lamp and you should be fine.
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    Re: My Tub Setup.

    I stuck it between the bottom of the tub and the UTH. You can kind of see it in the last pic. I read thats where most people put it. Should I put it inside the tube under the substrate (newspaper)?

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    Re: My Tub Setup.

    Quote Originally Posted by Masson View Post
    I stuck it between the bottom of the tub and the UTH. You can kind of seei in in the last pic. I read thats where most people put it. Should I put it inside the tube under the substrate (newspaper)?
    Well the thermostat is only reading the temps form the heating pad, not whats actually inside the tub, which could be as much as a 10 degree difference.

    Some people put the probe inside the tub, while others cut a small section from another tub and place that on the UTH then tape the probe to that so its not a bother by being in the tub where the snake can jar it loose.
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