Re: My tank wont stay hot??
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Originally Posted by
PitOnTheProwl
101 under the substrate is already too hot and you only need about a 1/4 inch of substrate.
^^This.
Also, you're using coco fiber, not dirt. Coco husk is chunks, coco fiber is the eco earth type stuff. This way you're giving accurate information.
Re: My tank wont stay hot??
I do not use the 100 watt bulb only to read the temps so its only on for less than a minute each time. The cool side reads 79. She likes to spend time it the middle where there is a fake plant. She climbs on it and also hides by the base where the drift wood is. Every now and then she will hide under the hide on the warm side and the cool side.
Re: My tank wont stay hot??
Here is how I have it set up. The light is only on so you can see better. The hot side probe is over the uth so I can see how hot the glass is. It reads 95. The actual substrate under the hide is 86 and the substrate around is between 78 and 80. The cold side reads 77 and the substrate reads 75. I have removed some substrate to make it a fourth inch. I used a infrared thermometer gun to read the temps of the substrate. The humidity stays between 55 and 61%. I started off a little rough but I feel that everything is going better now. I am still thinking about getting a low wattage CHE bulb if possible to help with air temp and the substrate around the hot hide since they like belly heat. My house temp stays around 72 degrees Fahrenheit. Would that be a good idea? Of course it would not go directly over the uth. Honey is behind the wood in the middle. The substrate towards the middle back I left thicker because she likes to hide back there so I didnt want to bother her. I am thinking of getting fake plants to put behind the hides so she feels more safe.
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Re: My tank wont stay hot??
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Originally Posted by
craigafrechette
Still VERY IMPORTANT: ARE YOUR HEAT SOURCES REGULATED BY A THERMOSTAT?
I'm thinking that's a no......
Re: My tank wont stay hot??
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Originally Posted by
Alter-Echo
I'm thinking that's a no......
Me too...unfortunately. I'm afraid OP doesn't understand the importance of a t-stat.
Re: My tank wont stay hot??
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Originally Posted by
craigafrechette
Me too...unfortunately. I'm afraid OP doesn't understand the importance of a t-stat.
Don't worry, he will..... hey, is that snake bacon I smell? Snacon! :snake:
Re: My tank wont stay hot??
I do have a thermostat. It keeps the heat pad at 95 because the heat that transfers through the glass reads at 85.
Re: My tank wont stay hot??
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Originally Posted by
Nephilim
I do have a thermostat. It keeps the heat pad at 95 because the heat that transfers through the glass reads at 85.
You NEED a thermostat. Google snake burns if you need to. I won't link any pics, but I'm telling you one look at snake burns and you'll be unplugging that UTH faster than you can say "I cooked my snake"....at least I hope!!!
Re: My tank wont stay hot??
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Originally Posted by
craigafrechette
Welcome to the forum and the wonderful world of snake keeping.
Seems like you've got a bit to learn still.
Start here: pythons.net/forums/showthread.php?127203-Ball-Python-(Python-regius)-Caresheet
...and here...
pythons.net/forums/showthread.php?201740-How-to-Setup-a-Glass-Tank-(20-long)-With-Pictures!
Also, VERY IMPORTANT: ARE YOUR HEAT SOURCES REGULATED BY A THERMOSTAT???
If not, PLEASE unplug them ASAP. Unregulated heat sources can cause dangerous heat spikes which can cause serious burns or worse to your snake.
If you already read the links, maybe re-read them.
Re: My tank wont stay hot??
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Originally Posted by
AnnieHeart
Put a towel over a part of your screen lid and that should help a bit with your humidity levels.
I've never heard of this, I know plexiglass works. I'll have to try it with my nerodia.
Re: My tank wont stay hot??
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Originally Posted by
Furyo
I've never heard of this, I know plexiglass works. I'll have to try it with my nerodia.
Dry towels actually will absorb humidity and draw it out of the enclsoure. Anything absorbant wont work.