Re: Frustrated with temps
Describe your setup? What type of enclosure and what are its dimensions? What are you using as a heat source?
Re: Frustrated with temps
I am going to go out on a limb and say that your enclosure is probably to small. Too much heat going into too little space.
Re: Frustrated with temps
it's a 20 gallon tank, about 30" across. I have an UTH and Ceramic Fixture both of which are on the extreme left side. 2 hides, one on each end. water dish in the middle. My room is rather small and heats up fast. My room has always been rather warm so heating is no problem, but cooling is.
Re: Frustrated with temps
Well, you could try heating the tank with only one heating unit, rather than two. See if that helps. And/or you can take the steps needed to keep your room cool, and then extra steps to maintain the humidity in the cage...such as covering the screen top (if it has one) and misting daily.
Re: Frustrated with temps
honestly the cool side temp isnt that bad. if you want it to be perfect keep tinkering. I use slate rocks covered with the normal substrate to knock down the heat on my cool side.
Re: Frustrated with temps
u should be able to get the right gradient with a 20 g tank. i used one and had a good set up for the first few months on my bps life. maybe try and let more air rise from your cool end. it'll take some friggin, but be patient.
Re: Frustrated with temps
Try putting a small oscillating fan ($20 at Wal-Mart or any other big evil-empire superstore) in your room near the cage. Sometimes a little extra air circulation will work wonders in a situation like this. Never hurts to try.
K~