why not tape?

So I was reading a thread where it said to never put tape inside a snake cage

I taped (3-2" pieces) down the probe wire in my cage since it was about 10' long.

I have since removed the tape and tried to cover the wire the best I can with the substrate

My question is why not use tape if it is stuck all the way down and is covered by substrate?

Because snakes have a way of digging up stuff like that and if the tape ever got stuck to the animal, getting it off can be a horrible undertaking.

It's a better safe than sorry type of deal.

Hope this helps.

-adam

Would it work to silicone the wire to the bottom of the tank?

We used hot glue, but I think silicone would work too. Just have to let it dry for 24 hours. :)

That would probably be fine, it's how tanks are sealed anyway, however, you will need to let the silicon dry for a few days to allow the fumes to disperse before you use it.

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Originally Posted by littleindiangirl

We used hot glue, but I think silicone would work too. Just have to let it dry for 24 hours. :)

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did you have an issue with the hot glue messing up the prob?
i would think that it would!!! just my thought

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Originally Posted by Lunawf

did you have an issue with the hot glue messing up the prob?
i would think that it would!!! just my thought

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I was thinking that too, maybe you just have to use a few tiny dabs of it? it really wouldn't take much to secure the probe

Also, does covering a probe in silicon or hot glue affect how it reads?

I wasnt looking to cover the probe, I was looking to tack down the wires inside the tank

For my probe, I just put two drops of superglue on it and stuck it to the inside of the hide so I can get an idea of what is going on inside the hide

I use velcro to hold mine down and bury it completely in substrate.

any my little stinker BP LOVES to dig it up and pull the velcro up just about every night. If it had been tape holding it down I'd have a real problem on my hands.

Sometimes at night I come down and he's curled around the probe wire and has it sticking straight up in the air. He's such a Brat :rofl:

I use low adhesive blue tape for many years now. If it were ever to get on a snake it would come off quite easily with any harm.

I use it to adhere the accurite probe to the bottom of the tub over where my UTH is. Once it's been stuck a surface it really wont stick to anything much again.

Can you put in on your heat source? I'm getting some flex watt in the next few days and I will be putting my probe directly on that. That way I don't have to deal with wires in the tubs anymore.

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Originally Posted by Isis

Can you put in on your heat source? I'm getting some flex watt in the next few days and I will be putting my probe directly on that. That way I don't have to deal with wires in the tubs anymore.

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Best tape for going directly on the flex watt is aluminum tape. You can find it at the hardware store. One roll seems expensive, but it should last a long time.

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Originally Posted by JLC

Best tape for going directly on the flex watt is aluminum tape. You can find it at the hardware store. One roll seems expensive, but it should last a long time.

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Thanks for the info! :gj:

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Originally Posted by JLC

Best tape for going directly on the flex watt is aluminum tape. You can find it at the hardware store. One roll seems expensive, but it should last a long time.

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So you would likely have a higher temp than you would be looking for, correct? i.e. you would set your TStat at 100 looking for 92 on the substrate (hypothetical numbers)

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Originally Posted by uafgrad

So you would likely have a higher temp than you would be looking for, correct? i.e. you would set your TStat at 100 looking for 92 on the substrate (hypothetical numbers)

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I have my probe on the glass on the inside of my tank, under the aspen. I set the T-stat to 96F on the glass to get 90~92 at the belly.

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Originally Posted by Lunawf

did you have an issue with the hot glue messing up the prob?
i would think that it would!!! just my thought

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Nope. We put the probe where we wanted it. Then I put a huge glob of glue over top of it, then we covered it with substrate. I didn't glue between the probe and glass. Then I hot glued the wire all the way up to the top in the corner of the tank.

I'd personally leave the probe un-touched by anything, and just glue the wire itself in place.

are you talking about a tank or a tub?? if you are talking about a tank, just tape the probe directly to the UTH From under the tank (oustide the tank). foil tape works best.

My question to the people who hot glue their wires to the tank... what do you do when it's time to wash/clean out the tank? I was thinking of hot gluing the cords to the tank but then when I need to clean it, the moisture will obviously ruin the cords and I won't be re applying hot glue once every month. Somebody I know uses sticky tack to hold plants in place for their Burmese Python and so far he hasn't had a problem.

I would think as long as you dont submerge the probe, there should be no problems with moisture and the probe. The wires shouldnt have any problems being wet either

I agree that I would not want to have my wires glued down for cleaning BUT for my bigger tanks it would be plausible since the big tanks are never submerged in water for cleaning. I use velcro for the device - and I tape the probes in place with painters tape (blue tape as Raul mentioned) The probes are beneath the cage liners (Scott Shop Towels)