A few little questions.

I Currently have two tubs in my room for my ball pythons. both of which are pretty close to my bed. My air conditioner is also right near my bed, My room has been getting pretty hot lately. but I dont want my ball pythons to freeze to death, I have been putting my fan on every now and then. But I havent even been sleeping in my room due to the heat. They both have UTH's but out of all honest, I dont think it heats there tubs as well if I have my air conditioning on blast?

Also, When I setup my tubs and i was burning the holes in them. I basically lined each side of the tub with holes.. is that right? and I bought a thermometer for the heating pads ( not the highest quality one ) It doesnt have temp options, only has "high medium and low". ive been keeping it between low and medium because it seems pretty hot. But im not one hundred percent sure, and i dont want to keep messing with temperatures.. advice/help would be nice . thanks guys

-Elliot

You can try setting the tubs either across the room or someplace where they are not in direct line with it. Also try adjusting the a/c thermostat so it keeps the room about 78-80. As long as it doesn't cool the room below 75F you should be ok.

Since you are using what sounds like a rheostat to run your heat pad, I would suggest getting a thermometer with a probe or a temp gun to measure your warm side temperature inside the enclosure, under the substrate, over the uth. I use the Acu-Rite Indoor/Outdoor thermometer. You place the unit on the cool side and run the probe over to the warm side and it will give you both temps, as well as humidity. You can usually find them at Home Depot or Lowes in the outdoors section or some Wal-Marts will have them in the Home Hardware section. They cost around $12-$15. Hope this helps...

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Also, When I setup my tubs and i was burning the holes in them. I basically lined each side of the tub with holes.. is that right? and I bought a thermometer for the heating pads ( not the highest quality one ) It doesnt have temp options, only has "high medium and low". ive been keeping it between low and medium because it seems pretty hot.

-Elliot

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When I set my tubs up I usually start with about 10-15 holes per side. Then if I need to add more to help with humidity, I will add a few more until I get it where I want it.
Also, I would suggest investing in a thermostat to control your Under Tank Heaters. You can find them online starting at about $30-$35 and they will keep your temps alot more stable so you won't have to keep messing with them...:gj: