Soon to be new owner.

[Kaorte]

ok i installed dimmers but they are junk, even on the lowest dim, they are both getting too hot! I guess I will have to dish out for two thermostats at 40 bucks each..

I would keep one of the dimmers and get one thermostat. You were planning on getting the remptitemp 500r? You could try plugging the cool side into the dimmer and then plugging that into the thermostat. This will give you some individual control for the cool side allowing you to dim it down.

[JeffJ]

ok i installed dimmers but they are junk, even on the lowest dim, they are both getting too hot! I guess I will have to dish out for two thermostats at 40 bucks each..

are you sure your tuning them down and not up people have made this mistake many times. because i use dimmers some times and on there lowest setting a heat pad should give off no heat. (lowest setting is in fact OFF)

Plug a lamp into it and test. make sure its not a fluorescent bulb as they dont dim and will blow.

[mrshawt]

are you sure your tuning them down and not up people have made this mistake many times. because i use dimmers some times and on there lowest setting a heat pad should give off no heat. (lowest setting is in fact OFF)

Plug a lamp into it and test. make sure its not a fluorescent bulb as they dont dim and will blow.

Yes, the brighter the LED on the dimmer, the lower the heat pad. I also think you have it opposite. Don't worry, I did the same thing too until I plugged them into a light.

[JeffJ]

Yes, the brighter the LED on the dimmer, the lower the heat pad. I also think you have it opposite. Don't worry, I did the same thing too until I plugged them into a light.

i dont even have LED's on mine lol its a crap shoot i think they figured we would be using them on a lamp haha who would wanna do such a thing.

[rabernet]

ok i installed dimmers but they are junk, even on the lowest dim, they are both getting too hot! I guess I will have to dish out for two thermostats at 40 bucks each..

Be sure it's a thermostat and not a rheostat (which is essentially a dimmer). Thermostats will keep your temps at a consistent temperature, adjusting accordingly to room temp fluctuations.

Rheostats you will have to monitor and manually adjust throughout the day (and night) as the temperatures in the room change.

It seems like a bitter pill to swallow to spend $80 on a quality thermostat from someone like Reptile Basics, but given the lifespan of your snake, the longterm cost is pennies a day (not to mention, preventing burns on your snake, which would lead to veterinary expenses).

[JeffJ]

3 more months quarantine for my RTB and 4 more for my tree boa then i can pu them in the same room and get a nice tstat to manage all 3 in one shot.

oh how i cannot wait for the day

[TraviZ]

Haha thanks guys, It was backwards I feel so dumb. That darn LED indicator is backwards. brighter should be hotter! not the opposite. Anyways, I will consider the thermostat for the hot side and running a dimmer to the cold side to bring it down the 10 degree variance. That is an excellent idea! for now I am gonna use the two dimmers I have to see how well they work, My house doesnt change temperature much, it is usually chill at a crisp 75-80 degrees. if there is too much inconsistancy I will go for the thermostat sooner.
Now if my buddy would stop hiding in his rock!
how often do they come to play in the water? or just at least drink?

[Kaorte]

They rarely come out. I only see mine out and about on feeding day. I have seen them drink on a few rare occasions. They are very secretive animals.

[TraviZ]

I held him for the first time tonight about half an hour and he never uncurled. when do they start loosening up in your hands?

[JeffJ]

I held him for the first time tonight about half an hour and he never uncurled. when do they start loosening up in your hands?

its going to be 2-4 weeks before he gets used yo you. my boy did the same thing. but now as soo as i lift his cave he sticks his head up and i grab him and he is all over me like a jungle gym now. and he is not head shy with me any more i have a few pics my girlfriend took on her blackberry of me ticking his chin lol

all you have to do is wait. he needs time to realize "hey my new home is fantastic, i eat regularly, and that big thing that grabs me and holds me isn't trying to eat me"