My new enclosure

[Sandy_01]

I went with an RBI and am very happy with it. Along with the RHP I added two Zoomed heat pads (I know overkill) underneath the bottom of the RBI where the hides go, one on each side. The whole RBI is sitting on four rubber feet that I got from Home depot, this provides about a ½ in. space for air circulation required for the heat pads. I made some small holes in the back of the RBI, just big enough for the probes to pass through, with a Dremal tool, it was quick and easy. I found some felt fabric on line that is very similar to reptile carpet and stands up pretty well to the washer and dryer. I cut this to size for the bottom of the RBI, I made some small holes just big enough to pass the sensor on the probe end through to hold them where I want them with the wires hidden underneath the fabric and passed through the back wall of the RBI. One probe under the hot hide, one under the cool hide and one on the floor under the RHP to control my ambient temp. Then I add a thin layer of substrate. I am using a Herpstat Pro to control the temps as it gives me four different channels to play with (again, overkill).
My hot hide is 90° my cool hide is 81° and ambient is low 80’s.
I was using aspen for about three weeks. I was having problems with the humidity dropping off way to fast and the dust was incredible. After thinking about this for a while it dawned on me that MJ has not had a poop the whole time that I was using the aspen. Before the aspen she pooped almost weekly. Last week she did pass urates twice. Just wondering if anybody had any thoughts on this. This week I decided to try some cypress mulch, much less dust.

[Slim]

Great looking set up!!! I'm waiting for the Big Brown Truck to show up any day now with my new cage from Rich at RBI. Did you order the RHP, or is all your heat comming from the ZooMed pads?

Thank you for posting this. It's very similar to what I'm setting up!

[ballpythonluvr]

Wow! Sweet setup you got there.

[Sandy_01]

Slim
I got the RHP, I use the zoomed pads for a little bottom heat for the hides. The RHP for ambient. Thank you.

Python1024
Thank you

[Slim]

Thanks Sandy'
I ordered a similar set up but will be using a Herpstat II so I can put one probe right on the heat tape and use the other to control the ambient.

[Sandy_01]

Slim,
You should be fine with that because now that I think about it, with the ambient being in the low 80's the Pad under the cool hide dosen't hardly kick on at all. Just there for overkill I guess.

[starmom]

That looks great!!!

I have 6 RBI cages and they all have RHP's and it works really well. I have never needed UTH's or flex watt to help the RHP do its job.... Just remember that RHP's and flex don't 'talk' to each other very well and so it is important to have two thermostats or a Herpstat II or Herpstat Pro to control the two different heat sources.

Awesome set-up

[Rarist]

whats an RBI?

[WickedBalls]

http://www.reptilebasics.com/