Help with temperature

[thejenius77]

Before I knew that I needed a thermostat & thermometer, my BP was on an unregulated UTH. When I got the thermometer & placed it on top of the UTH, it read 120 degrees!! Monty stayed in his hide for around a week at those temps. He didn't show any pink belly or anything remotely looking like a burn. At the time, I was mortified & so angry that the pet store just tells you to throw em in a tank pretty much. Now it makes me wonder if the thermometer is accurate, can BPs actually adapt to higher temps? Anyways, moral of the story, the thermostat is a must. And I would say two different tools to measure the temps. One may be off, with 2, you can be fairly certain.

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[patientz3ro]

Before I knew that I needed a thermostat & thermometer, my BP was on an unregulated UTH. When I got the thermometer & placed it on top of the UTH, it read 120 degrees!! Monty stayed in his hide for around a week at those temps. He didn't show any pink belly or anything remotely looking like a burn. At the time, I was mortified & so angry that the pet store just tells you to throw em in a tank pretty much. Now it makes me wonder if the thermometer is accurate, can BPs actually adapt to higher temps? Anyways, moral of the story, the thermostat is a must. And I would say two different tools to measure the temps. One may be off, with 2, you can be fairly certain.

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The military taught me the value of having redundancy built into everything. I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who has two of almost everything.

About your pet store anger... It baffles me that most places don't tell you about a thermostat. They almost ALL sell them, and if they DID inform customers, they're just going to make more money! I don't get it.

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[thejenius77]

I don't have 2 of everything YET. I currently only have the Acurite thermometer/hygrometer, but I am getting an IR gun so I can check different areas of the tank.

Since your UTH is already attached....you know how to go about attaching the probe of the thermostat when you get it?

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[patientz3ro]

I don't have 2 of everything YET. I currently only have the Acurite thermometer/hygrometer, but I am getting an IR gun so I can check different areas of the tank.

Since your UTH is already attached....you know how to go about attaching the probe of the thermostat when you get it?

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I know most people suggest putting it between the UTH and the bottom of the tank, but I prefer to have mine INSIDE the tank. I just used a silicone sealant to hold it directly on the floor, then put my substrate in once it was cured.

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[thejenius77]

So you have both the thermostat AND thermometer probes INSIDE??

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[patientz3ro]

Lol... Sort of. I have TWO thermostat probes, one of which also has a hygrostat, one thermometer probe, two humidity/temp combos.

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[thejenius77]

None of those controls the heat though, correct? Maybe I'm lost. Lol

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[patientz3ro]

None of those controls the heat though, correct? Maybe I'm lost. Lol

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One thermostat controls the UTH. That probe is siliconed to the glass. The second thermostat with the hygrostat controls ambient air temperature and humidity.

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[thejenius77]

Ok. But you have it inside? I know that I read somewhere on here why that is a bad idea, but can't remember the reason why. Hopefully someone else can chime in on that.

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[patientz3ro]

Ok. But you have it inside? I know that I read somewhere on here why that is a bad idea, but can't remember the reason why. Hopefully someone else can chime in on that.

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If you're talking about the UTH thermostat, there's a reason I have it inside. Who cares what the temp OUTSIDE the glass is? I want to know what the temp inside is. My snake isn't ever going to be in contact with the outside.

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