UTH questions

So far so good today, I keep checking on the tank (this really is an addictive pet to own!) and with a damp towel on top it's keeping humidity right around 45% which is a huge improvement from what it was.
Ambient temp for the tank is right around high 78 low 80 depending on if the heat in my house is blowing or not.
But what temp should I let the UTH reach before it shuts off? I have it set to 90 right now and kick on at 87, but that is just off of guessing on my part.

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Originally Posted by Seak

So far so good today, I keep checking on the tank (this really is an addictive pet to own!) and with a damp towel on top it's keeping humidity right around 45% which is a huge improvement from what it was.
Ambient temp for the tank is right around high 78 low 80 depending on if the heat in my house is blowing or not.
But what temp should I let the UTH reach before it shuts off? I have it set to 90 right now and kick on at 87, but that is just off of guessing on my part.

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Should get a acu rite to put the probe on it to get a reading on the inside of the tank on the uth

Also the probe for the tstat where is it placed at?

UTH temp should be like 90-93 not over 95 tho

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Originally Posted by f4n70m

Should get a acu rite to put the probe on it to get a reading on the inside of the tank on the uth

Also the probe for the tstat where is it placed at?

UTH temp should be like 90-93 not over 95 tho

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The probe is inside of the tank, above the UTH, under the bedding.

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Originally Posted by f4n70m

Prob i see with that is the fact ur kicking the light on and off. I can see u blowing bulbs A LOT faster then if u just left it on a dimmer

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That's good to know, thanks. The overhead lamp is the one that came with the snake when I bought it back in June (came with tank, lamp, hide, tongs, etc.), and it's the same bulb. When it does eventually die, Petco is only a couple of miles away, so no problem running out to get a replacement. (The bulb dying, not the snake, LOL!)

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Originally Posted by Seak

The probe is inside of the tank, above the UTH, under the bedding.

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I would NOT recommend that at all. What if the snake moves the probe? Spills water? Pees, poops on it?

Then ur readings will not be of the uth but its new place or whatever is on it :colbert:

Thats bad! Cuz say the snakes moves it off the uth then what? Its gonna read the temp of the glass and let the uth temp rise.

What you want to do is use gorilla tape, duct tape whatever and tape the probe to the underside of the uth outside of the tank that it wont be messed with,.

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Originally Posted by Patricia

That's good to know, thanks. The overhead lamp is the one that came with the snake when I bought it back in June (came with tank, lamp, hide, tongs, etc.), and it's the same bulb. When it does eventually die, Petco is only a couple of miles away, so no problem running out to get a replacement. (The bulb dying, not the snake, LOL!)

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lol idk i just dont like having to buy the bulbs so i paid $10 for a lamp dimmer :salute:

Can uth's be used on wood as that is my stand for my tank

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Originally Posted by Laxhitman316

Can uth's be used on wood as that is my stand for my tank

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Well im not to sure. But seeing as ur uth should only be like max 93* i dont think so. I had mines sitting on wood and didnt have a prob.

f4n70m - I moved the probe, thanks for the advice....it seems like such common sense now lol

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Originally Posted by Laxhitman316

Can uth's be used on wood as that is my stand for my tank

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As long as you have the tank raised a bit so there is room for the heat to dissipate you shouldn't have a problem.

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Originally Posted by Seak

f4n70m - I moved the probe, thanks for the advice....it seems like such common sense now lol

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Yup common sense. But hey i didnt think of it either until some1 told me same thing :rolleyes: now i tell u

I didnt even think of that. Guess the obvious slips our mind sometimes

My ZooMed seems to hold a more moderate temperature than my ExoTerra--I don't dare mount the ExoTerra on the bottom, only the side, because it gets up to 140F and the snakes'll burn themselves. But even my ZooMed is around 120F. The snakes won't actually sit on it; they sit NEXT to it. Good thing they're smart!

I'm going to need to get a decent rheostat for both of the UTHs.