Question about heating

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Originally Posted by Billingsca91

Awesome! That'll be the next thing I get before getting my BP. I should be ready after that! I just wanted to make sure cuz when I felt the UTH, I could feel the bottom was warm but wasn't like emitting heat. Now I know! Thanks everyone!

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keep us posted on your updates, and hopefully when your noodle comes home!!! [emoji3]

Heads up, when securing down the thermostat probe, never tape over the probe itself. This can create false readings especially if you use metal tape.

Ahh, thanks for that heads up! That's probably exactly what I was going to do. Also any suggestions on where exactly to put the thermostat probe on the hot side? Say if I use news paper as the substrate.. do I put it on top of the newspaper or underneath?

Thermostat is the controller of the heat device, thermometer is the device used to read the temperatures. Just to be clear so we don't mix wording up ;)

The thermostat probe must go outside of the tank.

You have two options depending on if you use heat tape or those zilla like heating pads.

Since the pads are extra thick and tend to not like shoving a probe between them and the enclosure, you can stick them on the outside of the heating pad and use styrofoam to make sure it stays in place. Any of that thick packing styrofoam or housing insulation polystyrene (same thing) will do. You put a block of styrofoam under the enclosure and it not only insulates the bottom, it keeps the probe form moving around and not being in direct contact with the heat mat.

This is what I am talking about the second from the top is around the thickness that works best.

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...om/eVmDhZC.jpg


If you have heat tape it must go between the heat tape and the bottom of the enclosure.

Oh my bad, I meant the thermometer probe. Mixed up my wording there. Where should I put the thermometer probe? But that's a good idea on the thermostat probe! I have a heating pad.