Review RBI 3x2 with RHP

Hey
I received my RBI cage today in the mail. It took only eight days...the website said a minimum of ten days before it actually shipped. What a surprise wen a huge box was given to me.

The cage was nicely packed and the finishing is flawless. My heating choice was the 80 watt radiant heat panel.

I used a pen to stretch out one of the vent holes to put my herpstat probe through. I pushed it through and let it hang halfway down. I put a thermometer in the middle of the cage under the RHP and a thermometer on top of the cold side hide. It took only about 1 hour to get the temps right. The thermometer underneath the RHP is reading 91.5 but my herpstat is reading 84.8....weird right?? I would of thought of it the other way around. So this stresses how even with a thermostat a thermometer must be used on the side. My cold side is at 80F. I also picked up the RBI hides which are really nice imo. I also paid for the fluorescent light which I kinda regret. because.the on/off switch is on the inside of the tank. I was hoping for it to be on the chord itself so I can turn it on/off as I please.but I just unplug/plug it in for now.

and of course...Here are pics
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m...o2001/RBI1.jpg

As you can see from the picture below. You can see my herpstat probe on the wall and my reg thermometer probe running under the newspaper and I cut a little slit so the probe sticks out on top of the newspaper. so I don't have wired running everywhere.
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m...o2001/RBI2.jpg

Happy Snake
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m...o2001/RBI3.jpg



Any thoughts?? I dunno if my probes are in the right place...or are they???

Niiiice!!!!
I have the probe in my ball cages a lower than half way given that my balls are typically on the ground and so that is where I want the heat to be controlled at. The probe is about 2 inches up from the floor of the cage. I have the herpstat set to 90F and it does the trick!!

Thanks starmom.
Thanks for all your help as well.

Would my method of measuring the hotside work? Since the probe on the floor is reading 91F its fine that my herpstat is set at 84F as long as the temp on the floor is where I want it at?

I don't get why there is so much difference... :weirdface
Are you using a temp gun?

Edit>>> Oh dude- wait a minute.... measure the temps in the warm hide- not right under the RHP! That's why there is such a difference!!! Jeez, thought I was going crazy for a minute!!! Yes, go by the temps in the two hides for the measurement of high and low.... :)

Starmom, would you have any pictures of your probe in one of your cages? Also, do you just let the probe hang free or is it fixed to the side with something, or is it even stuck to the side?

I'll get a picture. In the meantime, I have the probe about 2 inches from the floor. Yeah, I'll grab a picture....
I have the probe just hanging; in my boa cages I have it zip tied through the cage since they are such climbers!!

:mad:no I do not have a temp gun. I am workin on gettin one. I'm running out of money. after I just spent thise much on a cage and i just bought a digi scale for the cresties. What is the difference between using a probed thermometer and a temp gun??

right now my BP is in a 20L and my thermometer probe has a little peice of velcro wrapped around the base and it's stuck to the side of the tank about three inches above the floor. My Herpstat wire is wrapped around the thermometer wire and the probe is just sort of hanging at the same height. When my RBI cage arrives, I was planning on velcroing the Herpstat probe to the side.

starmom.....would it be fine if I put the probe under the newspaper underneath the hide?? I don't want the snake to move it around and stuff. i feel like if i put the probe underneath the hot hide that outside temps outside the hide would be far over 92F

put the probe for heat on the hot side underneath your hide box. set the hide box down on the probe wire so the snake cant knock it around much. remember ball pythons require alot of belly heat so you need to keep your temps measured in her hide where she will be laying alot.