UTH help

okay thanks guys i out the t-stat probe on the ouside of the UTH and that works god but i have the digital thermometer under all the substrate should i raise so i get the temp on the surface?

Hi,

I tend to move the thermometer probe around a lot when setting the tubs up at first.

I keep it on the glass until I am certain that is right then move it to the top of the substrate inside the hot end hide until I have adjusted the substrate etc so that the temps in there are between 90-93f then check what the temps are in the cool end hide. :)

Once I know all three temps are right then I tend to put it back in the hot end hide and leave it there to monitor for changes.

I do find the infra-red temp guns to be a godsend though for spot checking temps.


dr del

i moved it up and the thermostat only gets the surface to like 88 im trying it without it

the reptitemp 500r sucks so i just ordered a nice syderrobtics that will wrk like a billion times better so im going back to the basking light till then and then once it comes in the mail everything will be great with my temps and hot spot then i can get the ceramic heater for night! thanks everyonne

i used the reptitemp for a year for my two snakes and never had a problem, the temps only changed by 2 maybe 3 degrees.

im not saying its not bad i did say it sucks haha, but in my situation i wanted better cause my digital thermometer isnt too bad but it might be off and i think it would be better if the T-stat had the built in thermometer all in one also it has some better features for being more safe to him and why not get a long term good one now then later. And the reptitemp had to much of fluctuation with the way that it goes on and off, when i get the new one it can just use less volts for the right temp so it can be more consistant.