Best thermometer/hygro positions ?

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Thermometer probe right on the glass where the UTH is.

Thermometer on the cool side an inch or two above substrate.

Hygrometer an inch or two above substrate in center of tank.

OH?I put mine in all the wrong spotsI guess. I put mine up top, on the back wall, 7 inches above the substrate, l where he sits all the time on his second level.

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Originally Posted by Arsinoe

OH?I put mine in all the wrong spotsI guess. I put mine up top, on the back wall, 7 inches above the substrate, l where he sits all the time on his second level.

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second level? Ball pythons are terrestrial snakes and should have a ground based enclosure.

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Originally Posted by Kaorte

second level? Ball pythons are terrestrial snakes and should have a ground based enclosure.

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Look at my thread..."Why Does Alexander...?"
There's pictures of him and where he's sitting right now. He won't stay downstairs. I put him in his den and he goes right up top to level two. Last night after he ate he stayed below where he probably caught Mickey to sleep it off.

This is going to sound stupid but though he was in with other baby balls, could he be a regular python. I've never seen him ball up at all at the shop or at home. And he likes high stuff.

if you have a glass tank i would suggest not putting the gauge on the side tank because the glass can be significantly colder then the hot spot or the ambient temperature. i would suggest keeping the gauge in the middle of the cool end on the substrate with the probe on the hot spot

jim

i use the acurite 00891 model which measures an "in" temp and "out" temp along with humidity so essentially killin' three birds with one stone lol.

i place the unit itself on the cool side to get a measurement of the ambient or "cool side" temps and then run the probe to the "warm" side to get a read out from there and while its in the cool side it gives me a readout of the humidity as well like the pics i have posted below.

http://i48.tinypic.com/2zgykk0.jpg

http://i47.tinypic.com/k0shhg.jpg

http://i49.tinypic.com/10p0b4m.jpg

So this model takes the temp of the spot of the device and the probe?

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Originally Posted by Laxhitman316

So this model takes the temp of the spot of the device and the probe?

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yes it will take the temp of where the probe is and where the device itself is

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Originally Posted by Laxhitman316

So this model takes the temp of the spot of the device and the probe?

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yes sir it does, here's a few models that i use. and as another user stated in a previous thread that there is an upgraded version of the 00891 model which i just went out and purchased at my local home depot for $13, i had a time where i couldn't even find the older model so i drove a hour drive to the nearest walmart to pick up a few.

but to now find out they've upgraded it seems like a good thing, hopefully my local walmart will start carrying it...

here's a few pics of the acurites that i use and a pic of the upgraded 00891 model as well as the older model and another thermo-hygrometer i just picked up in case i ever needed it.

i like the fact that it doesnt have a probe being as though i had to go buy some replacement units due to my BP abusing it and ripping the probe out from the unit. but its best to use the probed unit to measure out all three areas of the enclosure (warm side, cool side, and humidity).

i would only suggest the probe-less unit if you used a temp gun then you could measure the basking area with a temp gun and use the probe-less units to measure humidity and ambient air plus they're like $3 dollars cheaper than the probed units. here's the pics, all but the older model were purchased at home depot. i found the older unit at a walmart in a nearby city since my local walmart always ran out.

Older 00891 Model

http://i43.tinypic.com/10y07q8.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/veyzwi.jpg

Newer 00891 Model

http://i43.tinypic.com/5o79df.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/157m460.jpg

Probe-less Unit

http://i39.tinypic.com/rb9w0l.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/2bo95h.jpg