Having some issues

No A/C thats the problem and common in N. Nevada. Dont ask me why no A/C however i did invest in a rubbermaid tub last night. A 31 Qt and I will see how that does. I keep the cage downstairs in the living room as that really is the coolest place. I could try the bathroom or something but upstairs is much warmer (heat rising and all).

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Originally Posted by Gaius Marius

No A/C thats the problem and common in N. Nevada. Dont ask me why no A/C however i did invest in a rubbermaid tub last night. A 31 Qt and I will see how that does. I keep the cage downstairs in the living room as that really is the coolest place. I could try the bathroom or something but upstairs is much warmer (heat rising and all).

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Ohh makes sense.. I grew up in Az, so I totally understand what you are going through, it is sooo easy for a house to get that warm by itself in those hotter states.

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Originally Posted by Gaius Marius

As for a humid hide im not quite sure how to build one.

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Get a small rubbermaid or equivalent and add some damp sphagnum moss. :)

I grew up in Phoenix and its nowhere near as hot here as it is there but still hot enough without the A/C. As for my humid hide i used an old baby wipes container (cleaned thoroughly with small amount of bleach and soaked in hot water) and lined it with damp newspaper. that dries out too fast though :| ...Im at a trial and error stage. I think i need to invest in a thermostat for the UTH. Any suggestions on that?

News paper will dry out really fast. Most breeders(the good ones) will advocate using spagnum moss instead. As for tstats you have choices. Helix and Herpstat are considered to be among the best. Which is best depends on whom you are talking with. Ultimately the choice is yours. :)

those two brands look fairly expensive (future investment)...I might be able to build my own or find one cheaper from lowes or Home depot or something

Good thermostats do run a bit expensive, but they're worth it. I use a Ranco thermostat, spent $75 on it.

If you want to spend less, buy a ReptiTemp 500R thermostat at PetSmart or PetCo. It doesn't have automatic number settings, you have to adjust a dial to get it to hover at the right temp (judging from your themometers). But with a day or two of trial and error, you can get it set just right and it will work perfectly. I used to use one when I had a tank.

Now that I know you don't have air conditioning, I get what you're talking about. That's odd that they'd build houses in a hot state like that without A/C, it's like they want you to suffer. We live in central Texas and I'd die if we didn't have A/C.

If your enclosure is really getting that warm during the day, I'd turn the heat sources on only at night to make sure it doesn't drop too much. During the day I'd turn them off so he doesn't get too hot.

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If you want to spend less, buy a ReptiTemp 500R thermostat at PetSmart or PetCo.

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For a few $ more you can get a Ranco or JC. I had one of those Repti-temp stats fail after 8 months of use, it heated my cage up to about 105 degrees when I caught it. The snake was OK, good thing I was home when it happened.

I already mentioned the Ranco, they run about $70-$80, then $10-$15 for shipping. I brought up the ReptiTemp as an alternative if he didn't want to spend the $70 on a Ranco.

not a matter of wanting to spend the money its having the money for it at this moment. something that will be reliable for a couple months would work until i get the money for the stat.