Review RBI 3x2 with RHP

[starmom]

I use long fiber Chilean sphagnum moss and I got mine on-line from here: http://www.tropicalplantproducts.com...?productID=501. They are great people to do business with and will send the product out when you tell them that your check is in the mail. works on honesty- that's nice.

The moss works really well, holds moisture really well, and lasts for quite the long time even after repeated wettings. It looks and smells great!!

[td30]

For those of you who are interested, I have a great spot for the probe placement.

Drill 2 small holes in the top of the hide about 1/4" apart.
Loop a small zip tie through the holes and attach the probe to the inside roof of the hide.

This gives great temp feedback (inside the hide temp) and is still in a place where the snake or pee/poo cannot come in contact with it.

This also protects the probe from accidentally getting misted.

[starmom]

How do you clean the hide??

[td30]

How do you clean the hide??

Just slip the probe out of the zip tie loop and your free.

[starmom]

Huh. What's the cool side temp (and the rest of the cage temps) if the probe is under the hot hide?

[td30]

Huh. What's the cool side temp (and the rest of the cage temps) if the probe is under the hot hide?

Its pretty much the same as if the probe were sitting on top of the hide. I set the stat to about 93 and the cool side is usually about 81. So the top surface of the hide is 93, a little cooler inside the hide maybe 90-91. Or she can bask on top of the hide at 93-94 if she wants to and never contact the probe.

[starmom]

Well that's pretty darn cool!!!

[td30]

Well that's pretty darn cool!!!

Thanks, if you try it let me know how it works for you.

[vgibbens]

OK, I've had my RBI cage for a few days now, and I gotta say I really like it compared to the 20L I was using. I did move the light to the front just behind the lip of the door, lowered my Herpstat probe like Starmom's and moved the RHP to the rear left side. This seemed to help give a larger gradient even if it was only moving the RHP three inches furhter back. My hot side temp is 91° and about 88-89° inside the hide. My cool side floor and hide temp is about 81° with the air temp inside about 83°. I was having trouble with keeping the humididy up since it's so dry here. The house humidity is around 30% right now so i added two softball sized clumps of sphagnum moss and the humidity is staying between 55-60%. So with all this, I think my BP is a little stressed with the bigger enclosure. We've been trying to leave him alone since the move. His first night in the cage he had diarrhea everywhere, but did eat the next night no problem. Last night I lifted his hide to check on him and he hissed at me for the first time. After that, he came out of his hide and just laid under the RHP for about two hours, then slowly went back into his cool side hide. I know he's been out exploring at night cause I can see where the cypress is pushed aside from him moving around. Hopefully he'll continue to eat, next feeding is Thursday.

[chetman7]

OK, I've had my RBI cage for a few days now, and I gotta say I really like it compared to the 20L I was using. I did move the light to the front just behind the lip of the door, lowered my Herpstat probe like Starmom's and moved the RHP to the rear left side. This seemed to help give a larger gradient even if it was only moving the RHP three inches furhter back. My hot side temp is 91° and about 88-89° inside the hide. My cool side floor and hide temp is about 81° with the air temp inside about 83°. I was having trouble with keeping the humididy up since it's so dry here. The house humidity is around 30% right now so i added two softball sized clumps of sphagnum moss and the humidity is staying between 55-60%. So with all this, I think my BP is a little stressed with the bigger enclosure. We've been trying to leave him alone since the move. His first night in the cage he had diarrhea everywhere, but did eat the next night no problem. Last night I lifted his hide to check on him and he hissed at me for the first time. After that, he came out of his hide and just laid under the RHP for about two hours, then slowly went back into his cool side hide. I know he's been out exploring at night cause I can see where the cypress is pushed aside from him moving around. Hopefully he'll continue to eat, next feeding is Thursday.

I was thinkin of the same thing...I don't like how the light is al lthe way iinthe back which causes the RHp to be more inthe cage...wat tools did u need in order to move everything?? I"m at school so I'm not really prepared for this