Originally Posted by dr del
Hi,
Thats the problem I'm having trouble understanding - if the tempgun is saying your surface temps inside the warm end hide are 74f then you haven't got the hot side right yet in all probability.
I would suggest putting the acurite prob inside the hide on top of the substrate then waiting an hour and seeing what that read - if it says 74f then you really need to think about removing the substrate and trying something like a couple of sheets of newspaper to see if that makes a difference I think.
The extra flexwatt should help boost cool side temps but would suffer exactly the same substrate problem in all likelyhood.
If the cool side flex doesn't appear on time you could try some short term measures like a red bulb (controlled by a rheostat ) placed a couple of feet away but shining on the cool end - it's a pain in the butt to control which is why I say short term and you must make absolutely certain it doesn't overheat the tub.
I'm not sure what else to suggest really - apart from something drastic like an mdf frame to make it a one slot enclosed rack.
dr del
When I get off work ill put the accu probe in the hide like you said..but im sure its going to be too low of a temp. and if it is then I can't turn up the herpstat because the bottom of the tub would be too hot for the snakes belly if he pushed the aspen away.
Could it also be that im using to big of a tub? its 31qt and the bp im getting is roughly 6mo old. I know the tub is big for him, but I picked up some fake plants to put in there to make em feel more secure. Think if I went with a bit smaller tub that would be better all around? and if so, what size tub would you recommend that could hold two hides and a water bowl?
Ill also try the newspaper (non color print..right?) if my temps are still too low ontop of the aspen. I would just assume that the snake would prefer something a little more natural like aspen.
Thank you for your help
Mike~
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