help !

Sophie is in a ten gallon aquarium and Smitty is in a sterilite....however, we have problems getting the temps up high enough in both. I have a screen top for Soph and it's covered w/duct tape (except where the lamp is-and I use the infrared bulb). So, we're not having great luck w/either type enclosure. Actually, it's easier to keep the temp/humidity right in the glass aquarium rather than the sterilite?? Any suggestions? Do you think a thermostat would really solve the problem?

sopihe42204, how high are the ambient temps in the room where you keep the cages? That might be part of the problem. I know when i first moved to where i'm living now, the temps in the room were far too low and were causing problems for me. I just had to shut the air conditioning vent.

Led, we also shut the a/c vent and it's across the room from the enclosures......it's about 70-75 in the room, pretty much the same in all the rooms of our house, well there are a couple rooms that get colder, but that's not the issue here.....it's very frustrating and I believe we are doing everything we know except for employing a thermostat.

i also closed the air conditioner in my room (where the snake is) its about 75 in there now.

Caren, I'm going to take a guess here that you have Smitty in a fairly tall/deep Sterilite. I had a fair amount of difficulty getting it warm enough in one of those, but the shorter ones (10" or so) I haven't had any trouble with at all.

Marla, you are correct. I tried to influence Mark to get one of the 'sweater' types, but he wanted the bigger kind....I'm thinking that now maybe we'll try the other. We'll be doing some shopping this weekend....we'll get it right eventually...I hope!

Good Luck!

Yep, if you will get one of the shallower ones (and why not? bp's aren't arboreal), I would be willing to bet that within 24-48 hours your problems with temps and humidity wave bye-bye. :)