Temps too low

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Originally Posted by unhip_crayon

lol...and about the salesman thing. What your saying makes no sense,

"Sometimes people say things to make a sale"

Wouldnt he have tried to sell me a dimmer/reostat in that case? Cause I asked if one was needed.

But ya, on the safe side, I will purchase a dimmer.

Thanks

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nah becuz he had a better chance of selling the snake and/or whatever else you were buying if he told you less things to buy.

If he named off a huge list of things you needed to buy, he probably figured youd not buy the snake because it would cost too much all added up lol.

ya...the glass, under all that substrate, is 102° while the substrate itself is 83°. Im afraid he might burry at night and burn himself. What do you guys recommend I do? Pet store will be closed now.

All I bought was a UTH. Then I assumed I needed a dimmer and asked him where it was, which is when he told me it wasnt needed.

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Originally Posted by unhip_crayon

ya...the glass, under all that substrate, is 102° while the substrate itself is 83°. Im afraid he might burry at night and burn himself. What do you guys recommend I do? Pet store will be closed now.

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just buy a cheap lamp dimmer. It will work fine dude. You can find a cheap lamp dimmer at sears hardware, lowes, menards, ect ect. Some type of hardware store.

I got mine for $11 from lowes.

It comes with a plug (where you plug your UTH into it) then you plug the dimmer into an outlet. The dimmer has a power control thing on it that you can adjust until you get a perfect temperature.

Also, after you get the dimmer, reomve some of the substrate so that its around 90 degrees on the surface.

ok cool....thanks a lot

How many watt dimmer will I need? Threw out my UTH box

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Originally Posted by unhip_crayon

How many watt dimmer will I need? Threw out my UTH box

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uhh im not sure. I dont think they make different watt dimmers. I just got a normal lamp dimmer (the only one lowes had) and it works fine with my UTH.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...YL._SL500_.jpg

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Originally Posted by PurplePython

uhh im not sure. I dont think they make different watt dimmers. I just got a normal lamp dimmer (the only one lowes had) and it works fine with my UTH.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...YL._SL500_.jpg

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That will do the job! My local pet stores only sell thermostat(reptitemp 500r). They don't have dimmers! You definately need something to control the uth as they can get to 120 degrees plus! I use a 100 watt infrered bulb to heat up my air temp to 80 in the winter time!

If you can't get a dimmer tonight, just leave the lamp on and get a dimmer tomorrow. A dimmer is only a temporary way to control your heat source though. You will find that if you room temperature fluctuates by even a few degrees, it can cause your heat pad to over heat, or not heat enough. You will have to check temps a few times a day and adjust the dimmer accordingly. A thermostat takes the adjusting out. A thermostat will automatically adjust the power that goes to the UTH by measuring its temperature. You can buy a cheap reptile thermostat online called the reptitemp 500r. It is not the fanciest model on the market, but it gets the job done.


A good rule is to NEVER listen to pet store employees. They are often poorly educated and just want to sell you things you don't need. Do youself a favor and just don't listen to them.

As long as you can maintain 78-80 cool side and 88-90 warm side your golden:gj: