Plan on switching to tub ,..question?

OK...i just got my tub and set it up today.. Heres the layout...

*substrate- 3 layers of newspaper
*hides- 1 on the warmside
*water dish in middle
* got a zoomed UTH on warmside under hide and have the herpstat that it's connected to set to 96
* got a zoomed UTH on the coolside and have the herpstat connected and set to 85
* i have 20 holds drilled along the side of the tub on each side (the long sides)

But what i don't get are my temps, i have 2 flukers digital thermometers/hygrometers. The one on the warmside measures 78 and 75% humidity, and the coolside measures 75 and 76% humidity??? I know these temps are low.. But when i put my hand on top of the newspaper it feels significantly warm so i know he's getiing belly heat under the hide for sure.
How can i raise my temps??... I figured having two UTH's would do it? Someone help me out?

Hi,

I would still add a hide to the cool side. Are you measuring the temps inside the hides? (not sure if the flukers have probes as I dont own any). I ask because it does sound a little like the flukers are measuring ambient air temps.

I wouldn't worry too much what temps the thermostats themselves are set to but rather adjust them till it keeps the temps inside the tub where you want it. Depending on your setup this can mean setting the thermostat a bit higher.

Do your heatmats have a gap between them and the tub? You could try only 2 layers of newspaper and check what the temps are under the paper as well as there is a fair chance the snake will find its way under there at some point. :rolleyes:

Where is the thermostat probe attatched?


dr del

Ok i have an accurite with the probe under the warmside hide under the newspaper. It's reading 90.1 all the time. But my air temp in the tank is around 79?? And i have my herpstat adjusted to 98 to help get the temp up a lil bit.

Well i went and bought one of those adjutable clamp dome lamps w/ a 50 watt infared bulb. Im using the 50 watt infared bulb on half the tub ( on the warm side) Im going to monitor it and adjust things accordingly, but that extra heat from that lamp on the warm half of the tub seems to be doing the trick. It started heating up a few degrees, and is starting to help my humidity come down (from a high 85% to around 61%) Hopefully things will stabalize and all will be good for my ball :)

Hey,

I am new to these forums and was just wondering if the mini cage on http://www.reptilebasics.com/Mini-Cage-p-16232.html will fit all size ball pythons or just young ones. If just young ones, at what size would I need to upgrade to another one of the reptile basics tanks and which one would i need to upgrade to? Thanks, these tanks seem very nice and would like to purchase one.

I would think so.

I have the 2x3x12 size RBI cages (6 of them). I think that the mini cage is too small for an adult ball python. This cage size is meant for small or juvy ball pythons. Whe they get too big for the enclosure, you'll need to upgrade.
I see my 1000+ gram girls in the 2x3 and am glad I got the big ones! :gj:

I thought the thread was about tubs?:confused:



I just realized I didnt start from the first thread DUH!