i juss dont get it!!

Ok. So I've bewn tryen and tryen to get temps acceptable.. I got a thermostat for hot side and a dimmer for the cold side.. the glass right now is 98 and the substrate top inside enclosure will not go higher than 80 on hot side.. the glass on cold side is set on 89 right now and it wont get hotter than 76. I have 2 indoor outdoor thermometer with probes. One is a hygrometer too. Plus 2 other thermometers with probes so I have almost every square foot monitored lol. Idk wat else to do. The substrate is only 1/2 to 3/4" thick.. someone please help me with some pointers here..

Try playing around with how deep the substrate is. My temperature on the glass was like 98 but, I couldn't get my substrate temps higher than 85. Thin it out as much as you can, but make sure your BP can't burrow to the glass, and burn himself, with those temps. It's just finding the right balance.

Eventually I just started using my heat lamp along with the UTH, by placing it in the center, with a dimmer. It got all those temps up where they should be. A heat lamp will definitely be able to get those cold side temps up where they need to be. It maybe able to help get the hot side there too.

What are you using to measure the temps? And what substrate are you using?

What kind of substrate are you using? I changed from coco fiber to aspen because the coco fiber was not allowing the heat through it, and I don't think it was even 1/2" thick.

Hi,

Try newspaper. :)


dr del

I'm using aspen. Hot side has came up to 86 with the heat lamp and the cold sidd is up to 82 which cold side is perfect. I kinda don't wanna go any thinnet wit the substrate.. its too easy now to push off glass

That's odd....I have ZERO heat issues with aspen....what kind of heat source is it?? Flexwatt...UTH...??

hey i was having an issue awhile back with temps that were too low and finally realized it was due to the heat pad not being powerful enough (wattage was too low). i ended up with another heat pad with a little bit of a higher wattage and it made a difference. i also stopped stressing out that i wasnt getting exact temps and just settled for the good temp ranges and things are fine here. my snake is eating good, shedding good and thermo-regulating like she should so apparently things are ok.

I have two uths.. one on each side tho thw hot side 1 is larger than the cold

Also idk if he's thermoregulating or not.. he used to stay on his hot side til I swapped his log for a snug fit bowl.. now he stays on cold side. So my question is how do u kno if he's thermoregulating? I'm at work n when i have time ill research it but I figured id ask just incase I get an answer b4 I find the info

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Also idk if he's thermoregulating or not.. he used to stay on his hot side til I swapped his log for a snug fit bowl.. now he stays on cold side. So my question is how do u kno if he's thermoregulating? I'm at work n when i have time ill research it but I figured id ask just incase I get an answer b4 I find the info

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The only hide I ever see one of my bps in is the hot hide, and they are both the exact same. When he's out at night sometimes he'll wander to the cool side and lay out or climb up the sides. Thermoregulating is where a snake moves from hot to cool in order to keep their body temp where it should be. They don't necessarily have to switch hides in order to do this. Not sure if this has been asked but how are you measuring your temps? You said you have a thermostat and a dimmer right? But how are you measuring the actual temps?

I got 6 digital thermometers with probes

Is your enclosure a glass 20G long tank? If so, you may want to consider covering 2/3 - 3/4 of the screen top with tin foil or acrylic to help hold heat in (and it should help humidity too).

I use digital probes to monitor the temps on the glass under the substrate where the UTHs are. Following the suggestions of the other members here, I picked an IR temp gun to check the surface temps of the substrate.

Here's the one I picked up for $35:
http://www.proexotics.com/store/prod...cat=248&page=1

In terms of thermoregulating, it may be hard to tell how much he's going back forth without monitoring his behavior around the clock. My guy goes back forth once a day most of the time but there are times he favors one side over the other. I've read that if you have different hides for each side they may favor the one they feel more secure in.

Ya I have identical hides.. I'm gunna try new batteries in my thermometers bc my glass temp is 94 and I switchd to paper towels and the top of the towels will not get highr than 80.. I only have 1 layr of paper.. idk wat to do.. I feel like I'm changing his cage toooo much to often.. I think he's stressd.. last sat. was thw 1st time he's eaten in 3 weeks and I feed him evry sat night.. I've tried 4 different substrates and idk wat to do.. I'm gunna try changen batteries and possibly get new heating pads.. I've removed them once from tank but was extremely careful on no creasing or tension.. worth a shot.. I dont have the $. But my pet is more important than certain bills or food.. ill manage to make sure he's good..

Its a 30 gallon long. And I have a lil more then 3/4 covered.. ambients are fine.. its just surface temps..