My Plastic Tub Setup for my Ball Python

[RockyTop]

I didn't know you were supposed to put the probe from the thermostat underneath the heat mat? I put mine inside the cage in the same spot you have your thermometer proble.

You put the thermoSTAT probe under the UTH outside of the enclosure. This prevents the snake from accidentally moving it/bumping/etc. If it is moved, etc it will screw with your thermoSTAT and cause your thermostat to heat the UTH higher than you want. You want to ensure this is never moved/adjusted/etc by your snake.

You put the thermoMETER probe under your substrate, inside the tank. This will measure the hottest point your snake will come in contact with if it goes underneath your substrate.

You adjust your thermoSTAT to produce enough heat to warm your thermoMETER probe to read the 90-93 warm spot.

[Lorgakor]

Well good to know. The person I bought the thermostat from told me wrong.

[SGB_74]

not to toot my own horn but i wonder if this thread is worthy of being a sticky

[BuckeyeBalls]

Well good to know. The person I bought the thermostat from told me wrong.

The reason u do this is because what if the snakes moves ur tstat probe? Say its moved off the UTH. The tstat reads a temp off the uth and the uth overheats

Or if the snakes peeps on it or messes with it. Anything like that will cause tstat to read wrong therefor not turning on/off or keeping it at right temp.

Where as under the UTH it cant be messed with

Also im new to the whole snake thing. This is just what i was told by MANY people here and it makes perfect sense so thats what i go with

not to toot my own horn but i wonder if this thread is worthy of being a sticky

I dont think iv seen a sticky for a tub setup so i would like this to be but who am i lol

[BOWSER11788]

def. a sticky great thread man, good read

[SGB_74]

def. a sticky great thread man, good read

i certainly hope so, after re-reading everything i think i could have added a little more to it; for example my thermometer probe placement and a few other tid bits.

[BOWSER11788]

hey man, were human, so everybody forgets, how does somthing become a sticky anyway, is it voted or does a Mod make it one,

[BuckeyeBalls]

hey man, were human, so everybody forgets, how does somthing become a sticky anyway, is it voted or does a Mod make it one,

Think a mod just makes it one

[BuckeyeBalls]

Why cant this thread be stickied. There is this thread that has a sticky.

Glass tank setup
http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ad.php?t=56846

I think this deserves a sticky seeing as it covers everything for setting up a tub with vivid detail

[Kaorte]

because a version of this already exists:
http://ball-pythons.net/modules/Sect...warticle&id=40