Need a solution to maintain temperatures

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Originally Posted by Eric Alan

So where is the probe? :confusd:

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Hahahaha, I feel like an idiot now.

The probe is just laying on the ground. The guy at the pet store said I don't have to worry about it....but apparently he was wrong and wanted my snakes to die so I can spend more money.


The heat pads are unplugged for now so they can cool down. in a few hours I'm going to hook them back up and sandwich the probe between the heat pad and glass.

I can't thank you guys enough hahaha.

You're welcome! Pet store employees are either worth their weight and gold, or need to be evicted from the planet. This guy definitely belongs to the later group.

Glad nobody got hurt and you didn't have to spend more money!

:D I'm glad I came back from running errands to a happy ending. Best of luck to you and your snakes! :gj:

now that the thermostat is working, do you still have a tank that is located directly under the vent from the AC unit, meaning there is cool air blowing right on top of it?

i could not find an update on that. i think you really need a different location. its not as bad as trying to run a coffee machine in a fridge, but lets just say its really not ideal. the AC is reducing the effectiveness of the heat mat and the heat lamp which are reducing the effectiveness of the AC, its like a tug of war.

i see 3 long-term problems: humidity will be really low when cold air is constantly coming in and getting heated. warm air can hold more water than cold air so that causes a humidity drop and greatly increases evaporation. then, you need more powerful heat sources to locally overpower the AC, which makes it more dangerous if a thermostat fails, more power increases the risk of bad burns if equipment fails. the third problem will be increased utility bills.

you might want to put all your enclosures in a closet with doors that can be closed and some ventilation holes in the doors. or use a rack system which has good thermal insulation. in general, thermal insulation is your friend when you want to see any efficiency in this situation.

I went and got those plastic covers for vents that direct the air in another direction. Thanks to everyone's help my temps are now regulated and my snakes are happy. And that makes me happy lol. I guess you gotta make mistakes to learn from them right? Haha

Thanks again everyone!

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Here's my little family lol. My female normal named Medusa, my male fire ball named Hades and the woman who let me spend all this money, my lovely girlfriend Jessica hahaha


Hades' head got cut out, but I'm sure you all know what it looks like haha.