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Re: CHE Placement for 3x2x1 wooden cage
Is the enclosure 3 feet wide or 3 feet deep? I can't tell from the photos.
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Re: CHE Placement for 3x2x1 wooden cage
Originally Posted by Homebody
Is the enclosure 3 feet wide or 3 feet deep? I can't tell from the photos.
3 ft wide 2 feet deep and 1 foot tall sorry.
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Re: CHE Placement for 3x2x1 wooden cage
I'm hesitant to give advice because I've never used a CHE, but here goes. I would put a piece of slate under the CHE and use an insulated staple to secure the thermostat's probe on the floor next to the slate. Adjust the thermostat so that the slate (as measured by a heat gun) is the desired basking temperature.
Last edited by Homebody; 01-31-2022 at 06:06 PM.
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Re: CHE Placement for 3x2x1 wooden cage
My personal opinion is that you should look into another heat source. I hate telling people to spend money but for me I'd say that CHE is too low in there. You can put a cage around it but I think you're still gonna end up with some issues either from the snake being up on it injuring themselves, or dealing with humidity and temperature issues. An enclosure with that low of a ceiling I think would work much better with a RHP, or a heat mat depending on what your ambient temps are in the room and how thick the bottom of the enclosure is.
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Re: CHE Placement for 3x2x1 wooden cage
This is troubling to hear. A sideways mount would still be problematic I take it?
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Re: CHE Placement for 3x2x1 wooden cage
Originally Posted by greg.s
This is troubling to hear. A sideways mount would still be problematic I take it?
I can't imagine how that would work. If you mount the CHE on the side at the top, the hot spot you create will be on the top of the opposite wall. The bp won't have access to it. If you lower the CHE, the bp will be able to get too close to it and burn itself.
Last edited by Homebody; 02-01-2022 at 10:37 AM.
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Re: CHE Placement for 3x2x1 wooden cage
I plan on experimenting. But my theory was if the far side of the cage was 88-92 degrees then the animal would still have a hot spot to thermoregulate and digest food. I know this gets into the topic of if they need belly heat or a basking spot so to speak but from the research I have done it doesn’t seem that a direct heat source (contact) is needed and digestion will occur. If I go with this method and stick the probe on the far side it should create the temp gradient I am desiring. Again I’m experimenting. If worse comes to worse I’ll break down and get the RHP.
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Re: CHE Placement for 3x2x1 wooden cage
Originally Posted by greg.s
I plan on experimenting. But my theory was if the far side of the cage was 88-92 degrees then the animal would still have a hot spot to thermoregulate and digest food. I know this gets into the topic of if they need belly heat or a basking spot so to speak but from the research I have done it doesn’t seem that a direct heat source (contact) is needed and digestion will occur. If I go with this method and stick the probe on the far side it should create the temp gradient I am desiring. Again I’m experimenting. If worse comes to worse I’ll break down and get the RHP.
Why not? You've already got the CHE. It won't cost you more than time and energy to experiment. I don't think it's going to work. I wouldn't put any money into it, but maybe it will. Good luck.
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Re: CHE Placement for 3x2x1 wooden cage
I have found a few lower watt che bulb on Amazon i believe about 20/25 watt up to what you have mentioned 150 trial n error unfortunately each terrarium is different my terrarium uses a 150 w che due to the height of the terrarium I am watching the. Temp like a hawk have 2 different sensors on it
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