Substrate and ambient temperature questions

Thanks a lot for the info guys.. we are going to get a heat panel asap as for now i have turned a small heater on in the room to get his air temps up a bit.

Easy fix, install a radiant heat panel (RHP) on the top, inside of the cage. You will need another thremostat to control it, however. It will heat your ambient temp. I do not use belly heat in my cages. The RHPs heat the ambient temp as well as the hot spot.

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Originally Posted by Simple Man

Always put your thermostat probe directly on or over the heat tape side! If something happens and that probe doesn't register the heat it will spike your heat tape and possibly hurt or kill your snake! Probe should always be on or directly above the heat tape. You can always turn the thermostat up to make up for heat variances. My room and tubs require my Herpstat to be at 97 degrees to get a 90 degree hot spot in my tubs.

Regards,

B

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This is how we have it. I have one measuring on the heat tape and one measuring cold side.

Travis