Low Temp still

After trying almost everything I can think of I still cant get my cool end temp up. It sits at between 73-75. I know that its too cool but I dont know what to do. My warm end is at 90. I have a 20g long tank with a screen top with aluminum foil covering part of it. I have a 12"x11" peice of flexwatt connected to a Zoo Med 500R thermastat. I an extra peice of flexwatt. Please help. I know that the low temp isn't healthy.

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Originally Posted by greenmonkey51

After trying almost everything I can think of I still cant get my cool end temp up. It sits at between 73-75. I know that its too cool but I dont know what to do. My warm end is at 90. I have a 20g long tank with a screen top with aluminum foil covering part of it. I have a 12"x11" peice of flexwatt connected to a Zoo Med 500R thermastat. I an extra peice of flexwatt. Please help. I know that the low temp isn't healthy.

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Those temps are a recipie for a respiratory infection.

I hate to be the one to say it, but the zoo med t-stat is garbage. I'd rather use a dimmer than that thing.

-adam

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Originally Posted by greenmonkey51

I have a 12"x11" peice of flexwatt connected to a Zoo Med 500R thermastat.

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I would have to say its your thermostat that is causing the problem.. Those tstats are really really low quality...
http://www.mgreptiles.com/THERMOCOMPARE.html

can you put a small space heater in the room/area that the cage is in? you might have to surround the tank/top with foamboard to get those temps up, until you can get a setup that works correctly.


vaughn

I beleive we were saying it at the same time..lol

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Originally Posted by justcage

I beleive we were saying it at the same time..lol

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Great minds think alike!! :D

I owe you some pics bro!! ... I'm on it this week!

You coming out to Merry Land for the Mid Atlantic show?

-adam

correct me if im wrong(ive never used UTH) but doesnt the UTH only get the suface of the part its under warm and not the air in the cage making the warm end fine but the rest of the cage too cold? ive seen this with my cousins BP, the part where the heat pad was fine but the air temp in the cage was way too cold. he was using a aquarium with a screen top and didnt cover it though

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Originally Posted by mr~python

correct me if im wrong

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ok .... I'll correct you .... UTHs, when used properly in the correct enclosure work great at heating the air and the snake!

-adam

I had it on a dimmer but the warm end temp cooled down 3 degrees at night and it wasn't very stable. I cant afford to buy a 100$ thermastat just for one snake and cage. I have the tank insulated. What about putting a small part of flexwatt with a dimmer on the cool end and keep it at 80. Please help I dont know what to do.

if your cool end is 73-75 that means that your room temp is around that too. get your room temps up some, this will help to raise tank temps. if all you can do is more flex with a dimmer that is better than nothing. getting the proper setup and using a thermostat will solve heating issues. there is a good caresheet on this site about using a plastic tub setup.


vaughn