Son getting ball python. Cage setup help please

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Originally Posted by jetsguy

the thermostat will measure the temp on the uth and turn it on or off to stay at the temp you choose. i just got one from pet provisions, then just use your dimmer for the heat light. turn the uth down to 93 and then adjust your dimmer light till you get the ambient temp you want thats what im doing now just starting like you

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Ah thank you my good sir. The dimmer i want i posted if it would work is like $10

Got a good thermostat?

Something cheap. And by cheap i mean im not willing to spend $150 on one like some of the others i seen. Sorry if it seems im not willing to dish out alot of cash atm

K, I'm sorry for coming off like that. This thread is just 5 pages deep and thats a lot for this type of thing but w.e lets get you the help you need.

A rheostat WILL control 2 heat sources but its only effective when its controlling two of the same. A thermostat will do the same. See when your using two different heat sources like wattages, they heat up at different rates, so thats the problem your running into. When you use a thermostat it uses a probe that measures the heat and shuts it off once its there. You would use this for the UTH. The infrared should be fine for ambient temps, but you might need two like me. I used a smaller wattage light for the cooler side like I said before. If one light is doing the trick but is still getting too hot then you could use the dimmer for the light, and a thermostat for the UTH. Petco/Petsmart now carries thermostats that work good for your application for 50 bucks and can handle up to 1000watts. Thermo's really are they way to go and are going to save you a lot of headaches, and burns for your snake.

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Originally Posted by Animals As Leaders

K, I'm sorry for coming off like that. This thread is just 5 pages deep and thats a lot for this type of thing but w.e lets get you the help you need.

A rheostat WILL control 2 heat sources but its only effective when its controlling two of the same. A thermostat will do the same. See when your using two different heat sources like wattages, they heat up at different rates, so thats the problem your running into. When you use a thermostat it uses a probe that measures the heat and shuts it off once its there. You would use this for the UTH. The infrared should be fine for ambient temps, but you might need two like me. I used a smaller wattage light for the cooler side like I said before. If one light is doing the trick but is still getting too hot then you could use the dimmer for the light, and a thermostat for the UTH. Petco/Petsmart now carries thermostats that work good for your application for 50 bucks and can handle up to 1000watts. Thermo's really are they way to go and are going to save you a lot of headaches, and burns for your snake.

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Yea 50 i can do. I will stop by and pick one up tomorrow.

But the dimmer i will order.. Will that one be a good one i posted?

Kinda dont want to spend $50 but i guess i also cant explain to my son why the UTH got to 110 deg and burned the snake to hell and back either.

FYI petsmart near here does not carry a thermostat lol. I didnt see one in store nor online

This is one i see at petco
http://www.petco.com/product/108340/...t=OnSiteSearch

btw did you go with a 10 gallon tank or did you stick w/ the 29 gal?

I vote 10 gal all the way!!

People don't realize that smaller is better w/ snakes.

And! Did you ever think about using a sterilite tub? You want cheap my man, there a home run!

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Originally Posted by f4n70m

Yea 50 i can do. I will stop by and pick one up tomorrow.

But the dimmer i will order.. Will that one be a good one i posted?

Kinda dont want to spend $50 but i guess i also cant explain to my son why the UTH got to 110 deg and burned the snake to hell and back either.

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AWESOME!!!

Glad to hear your opting for the tstat, good investment trust me. I actually made a dimmer, but I don't want to get into how-to's because I suck at them as it is lol. You should really be fine with just the tstat and a 75 watt infrared light w/ your humidity fixes. Again, 10 gal is really the way to go and is a lot easier to maintain in terms of conditions.

Well heres my question

http://www.petco.com/Shop/Product.as...yviewedproduct

That as a tstat would that be good? If so ill goto petco in the morning and pick one up (once i find one lol)

Edit* This is not digital sure would like a digital one :S

Two that dimmer would be just fine right?
http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/...ctId=100478442

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Originally Posted by f4n70m

Well heres my question

http://www.petco.com/Shop/Product.as...yviewedproduct

That as a tstat would that be good? If so ill goto petco in the morning and pick one up (once i find one lol)

Two that dimmer would be just fine right?
http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/...ctId=100478442

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Yep your good. I own that tstat too had it for a year so far problem free.

And dimmer is good. A dimmer's a dimmer lol. And if you don't feel like waiting like I said you could get the rheostat(don't know how much shipping is).

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Originally Posted by f4n70m

Yea 50 i can do. I will stop by and pick one up tomorrow.

But the dimmer i will order.. Will that one be a good one i posted?

Kinda dont want to spend $50 but i guess i also cant explain to my son why the UTH got to 110 deg and burned the snake to hell and back either.

FYI petsmart near here does not carry a thermostat lol. I didnt see one in store nor online

This is one i see at petco
http://www.petco.com/product/108340/...t=OnSiteSearch

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Be careful what thermostat you get. I know they sell ones that are ok, and ones that have more options for cheaper... Well I got the cheaper one. Figured it would be better, it has 2 input things so I can regulate 2 things, but after a few months i guess the one broke so now im stuck with one, which i dont mind but :weirdface I would have been able to use the second one now that im getting a second snake....

Mine was $30.(zoomed reptitemp 500R) Just sayin. Id still go with the one that I got.

edit: ps i just saw the Tstat you posted thats the one I didnt get. I guess its alright since it has the suction cup and you shouldnt have to worry about the problem i type after this. Also if the 110º turn of works thats also good. I guess you dont really need it though since you have the suction cup and dont have to worry about the probe moving.

Also understand that you have to keep the thermostat probe ON the uth. The snake can move it, and thats bad... If it comes out of the substrate and is sticking up the thermostat things "I need to give the UTH more wattage so its at the right temp" When really the UTH is at the right temp, its just the PROBE is at the wrong temp. Easy way to get high temps, and this makes me wonder how a thermostat can be much better then a rheostat when this happens...

FYI petsmart kinda isnt good. lol. I got alot of my stuff off of reptilesupply.com and its probably cheaper than if you got it in a store, even with shipping...

Also big tanks arent that much of a big deal. I wouldnt go with the 10 because you will just have to buy a bigger tank, and then figure out how to un stick the UTH with out breaking it, or buy a new one... I bought a used 38 tall like i said, it was $20 and came with almost everything needed and have had my BP in there since she was a baby.

Yea i may just order one online but then idk when it will get here. We are getting snake on sat.

So would you agree with the one i posted? Or would that not be to good and should order one online?

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Originally Posted by Animals As Leaders

Yep your good. I own that tstat too had it for a year so far problem free.

And dimmer is good. A dimmer's a dimmer lol. And if you don't feel like waiting like I said you could get the rheostat(don't know how much shipping is).

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Ok well imma call petco in the morning and make sure they have it. Now one problem i might see is. You have to make sure nothing bumps the dial or it will mess up ur temps lol