Uth question

I am wondering where do you guys put your uth and probe to control it.?

Between the glass and the uth is usually the best spot. There is little chance of it getting moved off the uth if it is outside the cage. You could also place it between the glass and the substrate inside the cage.

I do have it inside the tank now and between the glass and the substrate. I have my thermostat set at 93 but it dont feel gettin it hot. I thinnrd out the substrate as well

Thermostat probes go outside of the cage, not inside.
The thermostat probe gets taped to the UTH.
The thermometer probe goes inside under the substrate over the UTH

There is as you can see some debate on this one. Either can work if you place the probe inside the snake MUST not be able to move it I like to use hot melt glue you can break it if needed and but it holds super well. Inside is much more accurate and does not vary with room temps.

"The Herpstats are prewired so just hook up your UTH to it and mount the probe. I prefer having the probe in the tank mounted to the floor over the area where the UTH is. Secure the probe down with some clear packing tape. Then you can put newspaper or substrate over the top. Putting it underneath the UTH on the outside means ambient airflow can cool it off and you don't get a good idea what the actual temperature is in the enclosure. So for me.. probe in the enclosure, UTH under the enclosure. Having some risers under the enclosure is a good idea as it helps prevent the heat element from overheating and failure.

Dion Brewington
Owner, Spyder Robotics"

I don't like tape in the enclose myself but hot melt works.

The other way is mounted to the uth but the temps have to be adjusted as the room temps change.

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Originally Posted by snakesRkewl

Thermostat probes go outside of the cage, not inside.

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What if the heater (as with an ultratherm) is in the cage?

What if you are using a RHP?

There are only a handful of absolutes in this hobby - where to stick a probe is not one of them.

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Originally Posted by Skiploder

What if the heater (as with an ultratherm) is in the cage?

What if you are using a RHP?

There are only a handful of absolutes in this hobby - where to stick a probe is not one of them.

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Correct, I assumed the OP is speaking of a standard uth or flexwatt as they don't mention ultratherms.

I have a zoo med uth and a hydrofarm thermostat, now the hydrofarm thermostat is inside the enclosure between the glass and the substrate,

I speak of the probe coming out of the hydrofarm thermostat not the whole unit in the enclosure.

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Originally Posted by Francesco

I speak of the probe coming out of the hydrofarm thermostat not the whole unit in the enclosure.

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Then I stand by what I posted, the probe goes against the uth under the tank.
If the probe is inside the tank and gets moved the zoo med uth's can get to 120 degrees or more.

Yes, that is how I have mine. I have the ZooMed UTH with the Hydrofarm probe between that and the glass outside on the bottom of the tank.

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Originally Posted by snakesRkewl

Then I stand by what I posted, the probe goes against the uth under the tank.
If the probe is inside the tank and gets moved the zoo med uth's can get to 120 degrees or more.

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That can be said for a probe pulled off the uth outside the enclosure too. The probe cannot move in or out. There was a post a while back of someone whom caught the probe cord and pull it loose of a rack and lost most of the snakes. The probe must not come free an any set up. I use both in and out, inside is absolutely more accurate.

Personally I like to always use a back up system for all my set ups hydrofarms seem to do a great job here.

how to do that...
http://www.spyderrobotics.com/home/s...edocument.html

So lets just give the snake a chance at moving the probe :rolleye2:
Sorry, I have to say I think your wrong in giving that advise, but to each their own...

I can't move the probe with out a putty knife I have never had a snake even wiggle one. It is also how the designer of the herpstat recommends. Personally I don't think it makes much difference if the probe moves there is a disaster. In variable room temps outside needs to be adjusted every day. I don't think there is a right or wrong just different.

I have the probe inside under my substrate, I figured if I put the probe on the outside of the cage then the temp would be different inside... lol. I just taped the probe down and my ball hasn't moved it in the five months he's been in there.