Thermostat probe - where do I put it?

[Fincayra]

Hello, everyone. I'm not the most outspoken member of this community but when I have a question, I'm never afraid to seek help from you knowledgeable herpers. I have a 4-month-old boa constrictor imperator (I know, I know, BP Husbandrymis the wrong category for this, but it's not really about her and I know I'll get a faster response here than over in the boa section) and I'm in the process of assembling her new T8 cage from Animal Plastics.

Now. I have an 80watt RHP from Reptile Basics and a Herpstat 2 Redline. This is my question- Where on earth do I mount the probe? I know it needs to be inside the cage, close to the surface of the RHP, but how and where do I mount it? Anyone who owns an RHP from Reptile Basics, what did you do with yours? There doesn't seem to be a 'frame' around the thing for the probe to safely rest against without coming in direct contact with the heated surface. Pictures would be helpful. Thanks in advance!

[KMG]

I like to super glue the probe in a cable strap and then super glue the strap to the rim of the rhp. I have three probes mounted like this and they have been working great for several years now.

In the pic it appears the probe it touching the rhp but it is not.





Others prefer to just dangle the probe down the wall near the rhp. I just don't like how that looks.

[Fincayra]

That's a great idea, and I think I'd like to try it that way myself, but is that one of the RHPs from Pro Products you have? Mine doesn't have that frame around it where I can attach the strap to.

What I should have said was, I won't let the probe touch the RHP directly but with the way Reptile Basics has their RHPs, I don't know how I can attach anything to hold the probe in place without burning it (like the plastic strap)

[KMG]

The white one is from Pro Products. The black one is unknown as I ordered it installed in my GTP cage. I don't remember who makes it.

So the RB rhp do not have a rim or lip of any kind?

[Fincayra]

There's a thin border around the RHP that I didn't think I could fit a hook on, and I thought it would heat up with the rest of the heater, but turns out I was wrong. The sides only get a little warm. So I went out and got similar attachments to yours and was able to fit the probe where I need it. Thanks for the help!