Massive temperature spike in enclosure

[richardhind1972]

Hope all is well for your little boa, fingers crossed 🤞


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[KMG]

I tried many things but found my method of securing the probe to the rhp rim to work best. It's clean, simple, and effective.

[KMG]

[Forgotten]

I tried many things but found my method of securing the probe to the rhp rim to work best. It's clean, simple, and effective.

What are you setting the t-stat to and what temperatures are you achieving?

I will have to play around to get it to work for my setup of course but I'm curious how accurate or high / low it makes the temps having the probe against the panel.

That does look much better than random hanging wires though

[richardhind1972]

How was your little boa this morning Forgotten? Hope all was well with him


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[CALM Pythons]

Thanks for the info guys, I will pull her out and see tomorrow morning when I get home.

I usually have the probe dangling so it just barely touches the ground, as thats where the snake usually is but I will move it up a little ways and properly secure it so that it can't move

What seems to work best for you guys using RHPs, probe on the hot side or probe on the cool side?

Probe on Hotside for me 1/2 way between the RHP & floor..
You mentioned having it low as possible because thats where the snake is, well dont forget thats not how Radiant heat works so having it directly under the RHP or having it 1/2 way between panel and floor will give you the same results. The probe is going to draw in the temp that other objects do in your enclosure (including the snake) and that is what gives off heat to get you your air temps.. So keep that RHP probe away from wetness or from being hindered in anyway so that it cant get a correct reading and you'll be good.
If you have the correct size RHP for the size enclosure & a good Tstat then your enclosure Hot Spot will eventually match what you have your Tstat set to (within a couple degrees as no thermometer is the same)
My Tstat is on 91.. My thermometer probe says 87.6 at night when house is 60 and 90.7 during the day when house is 68-70. Laser spot checks are from 88-91 ontop of Hot Hide and substrate.

[Forgotten]

All appears to be well at the moment, still doesn't want to come out and then never wants to go back in her enclosure.

I did however notice some stargazing? stretching way up and then leaning back slightly, I've never seen her do it before and it didn't seem too serious but I've also never held her up like that to take a photo and she may have just been staring at the light and of course she wouldn't hold still ( except when she stopped to stare and it was usually less than 10 seconds)

[Forgotten]

Probe on Hotside for me 1/2 way between the RHP & floor..
You mentioned having it low as possible because thats where the snake is, well dont forget thats not how Radiant heat works so having it directly under the RHP or having it 1/2 way between panel and floor will give you the same results. The probe is going to draw in the temp that other objects do in your enclosure (including the snake) and that is what gives off heat to get you your air temps.. So keep that RHP probe away from wetness or from being hindered in anyway so that it cant get a correct reading and you'll be good.
If you have the correct size RHP for the size enclosure & a good Tstat then your enclosure Hot Spot will eventually match what you have your Tstat set to (within a couple degrees as no thermometer is the same)
My Tstat is on 91.. My thermometer probe says 87.6 at night when house is 60 and 90.7 during the day when house is 68-70. Laser spot checks are from 88-91 ontop of Hot Hide and substrate.

I didn't know that about RHPs actually, I will look into them a bit more. right now my probe is sitting underneath the panel about 2" away

[CALM Pythons]

I didn't know that about RHPs actually, I will look into them a bit more. right now my probe is sitting underneath the panel about 2" away

Thats perfect.. The only difference now is how long it will take the further objects under your RHP to get as warm as your RHP tstat probe..the probes obviously closer to the RHP but eventually everything under it will regulate and as a result give the cool side temps.

[richardhind1972]

So glad she is ok, they sometimes move around when you hold them weird to catch there balance , mine never want to go back
In either and never look at you when you want to take a good picture,lol


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