Probe for Animal Plastics T10

I order my T10 awhile ago and it should be coming soon. I was just wondering where do you guys put the thermostat prob for the RHP? Does it fit in the slots on the back? I have a Herpstat 2 with the stainless steel probes and I’m getting a 88watt RHP. I don’t have a drill so I want to tell AP to drill the hole if I need to before they ship it to me.


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They will have to drill it if you dont want to. The probe will not fit through the vent slots. I would either drill a hole on top next to the RHP and then bend a coat hanger wire so the probe can be zip tied to it and set up under the RHP and then taped to the cage on the outside of the cage. Or i would do the same thing but come in from the side of the cage next to the RHP. This is how i am going to do the RHP for Pat the biaks cage.

Make sure to tell Ali to have a 5/16” hole drilled. They made a 1/4” hole for my stat probe and it was just barely too small. Had to drill it wider with a 5/16” bit. The steel tipped probes may be a little more slim though, 1/4” may work?


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So the probe doesn’t go on the cool side?


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Originally Posted by svtvenom

So the probe doesn’t go on the cool side?


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Depends. Some set them up on the cool side and some set them up on the hot side. I have run mine both ways. If you want it on the cool side, then I would just use a dremel and make a half moon divet in the back wall piece so you can lay the probe wire in the divet and then put the top of the cage down if that makes sense. That way you arent drilling a hole and can make the divet the exact size of the probe wire. Then just let the probe hang down just above the height of your boa so it cant sit on it or poop or piss on it. Also if the boa hits it, it will just swing back to its original position.

It's pretty easy with a 1/4" drill bit and a little finesse - you MAY need the 5/16" depending on your probe though. I have all of my probes on the "cool" side towards the middle. Herpstat controlled RHP set to 84 (for my BP and some of my boas) and my "cool" side is 82 probe reads 84 regularly. I'm OCD and check my temps/humidity 3x a day. My snakes do well and have perfect sheds.

Good luck!!!

Yesterday I posted pictures of my RHP probe placement and mounting for my new RBI viv. Here is a link to that thread: https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...nder-substrate

Does anyone have a interior pic of the back of a t-10 with a basking shelf? I’m trying to figure out where I would put it I almost forgot that I ordered a shelf lol.


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Make sure to tell Ali to have a 5/16” hole drilled. They made a 1/4” hole for my stat probe and it was just barely too small. Had to drill it wider with a 5/16” bit. The steel tipped probes may be a little more slim though, 1/4” may work?


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I will tell them to do a 5/16” hole. Thank you!


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Does anyone have a interior pic of the back of a t-10 with a basking shelf? I’m trying to figure out where I would put it I almost forgot that I ordered a shelf lol.


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Not sure if this helps but this half of a T10 back with a shelf.
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...a38ace1e_h.jpg

Hmm I wonder what would be better.. making a hole in the back or the side? Since I’m getting the shelf.


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Hmm I wonder what would be better.. making a hole in the back or the side? Since I’m getting the shelf.


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Either should work but it will probably be less obtrusive with the wire coming out the back vs the side.

Good point. Do so if I have it hanging in the back wouldn’t it almost be touching the basking shelf? Or it doesn’t need to be that low?


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Good point. Do so if I have it hanging in the back wouldn’t it almost be touching the basking shelf? Or it doesn’t need to be that low?


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Well you would using the shelf as the floor so you would want the probe hanging down high enough that the snake couldnt sit on it from the shelf. Regardless, you are going to need to set a baseline and then fine tune it with a temp gun. Might have to run the t-stat a little higher to get a warmer hot side or a little cooler to get a cooler cool side.

Just remember, boas dont need it really hot and from what i have seen with all my boas, they personally dont like it hot. I keep all the cages at a temp of 77-80F and just offer an 86-88F hot spot with the flexwatt. They bounce back and forth between the cool side or pretty much anywhere in the cage as its all the same temp, and the hot spot right on the flexwatt.

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Good point. Do so if I have it hanging in the back wouldn’t it almost be touching the basking shelf? Or it doesn’t need to be that low?


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I've got mine below the shelf...in the second pic is the probe in the T10 I have divided in half right now and RHP is towards the middle.

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...bobburrow2.jpg

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...8/ccburrow.jpg

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Good point. Do so if I have it hanging in the back wouldn’t it almost be touching the basking shelf? Or it doesn’t need to be that low?


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Wouldnt need to be that low. It might be a little warmer being its up high in the cage but you can just adjust the temp with the t-stat. And if anything, it would just be a couple degrees.

Do you think it would be better if it was above the shelf or below?


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Do you think it would be better if it was above the shelf or below?


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If it was me, i would put it above the shelf. I mean if for some weird reason, it didnt work out, you can easily dremel a little notch on the back of the shelf and hang it lower and use the notch in the shelf to hold the probe in place under it. But really it just boils down to personal preference. The readings should be the same for the most part.

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If it was me, i would put it above the shelf. I mean if for some weird reason, it didnt work out, you can easily dremel a little notch on the back of the shelf and hang it lower and use the notch in the shelf to hold the probe in place under it. But really it just boils down to personal preference. The readings should be the same for the most part.

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Okay I’ll have to decide which one I want to do thanks!


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