Thermostat probe

So I have my girl all setup and I am using an UTH and I have it hooked up to a hydrofarm thermostat. My question is, I know thati put the probe on the warm side, but do I put it under the substrate making contact with the glass or on top of the 1 inch of cypress mulch?

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Put it where the snake can touch it, and set the thermostat to what temperature you want that spot to be.

I usually put it touching the glass, but set it a bit higher than the temp readout there - the snake *usually* doesn't go under the bedding if there's a hide, and the substrate will not be as warm as the glass bottom of the tank would be.

Hope that helps!

-Jen

Usually with UTH's you put the probe between the heat mat and the enclosure. I may be wrong but this is how I set up my tubs that I use a UTH with. Heat mat - probe - enclosure.

Not sure if this varies with a glass tank set up. :)

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Originally Posted by Naom9Anne

Usually with UTH's you put the probe between the heat mat and the enclosure. I may be wrong but this is how I set up my tubs that I use a UTH with. Heat mat - probe - enclosure.

Not sure if this varies with a glass tank set up. :)

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I have mine in glass tanks and I do it the same way.

Probe goes outside the tank to be safe.

Goes: uth, probe mounted to uth, cage bottom

Use the search feature to read up. Its been discussed just a bit.

I think LL meant can't touch it rather than can. Its also good to have a ir temp gun to check the surface temps and get the tstat dialed in.

Starting from the bottom it should be uth, thermostat probe, enclosure (glass or plastic, thermometer probe, substrate.