New BP! help?

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Originally Posted by ninjamonkey1

Also, she keeps burrowing =/ that mean shes cold? the temp TOUCHING the UTH is 110... its warm to the touch of my hand, can she get burned on it? i can hold my hand on it without it getting hot.

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Stick the probe right on the UTH and leave it there. This is your hot side temp.
110 is waaay to hot. If you can't afford to buy a thermostat, then get a $10 light dimmer from the home depot until you can get a proper thermostat. She shouldn't be cold with those temps. But if she is burrowing, then for sure get that dimmer right away. 110 can cook your snake. If you haven't fed her recently, I would just turn it off and leave the heat light on.

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Originally Posted by Kaorte

Stick the probe right on the UTH and leave it there. This is your hot side temp.
110 is waaay to hot. If you can't afford to buy a thermostat, then get a $10 light dimmer from the home depot until you can get a proper thermostat. She shouldn't be cold with those temps. But if she is burrowing, then for sure get that dimmer right away. 110 can cook your snake. If you haven't fed her recently, I would just turn it off and leave the heat light on.

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Is it safe to turn the UTH off? I dont want it to get so cold that she suffers, but i also REALLY dont want her to get burned!

What kind of dimmer should i get?

Hi,

I think the brand names I have heard people mention were lutron and credenza?

Check out this sticky.

Bear in mind you will need to monitor and adjust them frequently - but it should be a good stop-gap measure until you can get a good thermostat.


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