Quote Originally Posted by tizzle89 View Post
yep its called a digi thermometer for my snakes cage i have these

1 100 watt basking
1 75 watt basking light
1 100 watt red light
1 60 watt black
1 75 watt black
1 100 watt black
uth

now depending on the time of day and temp outside which lately has been -30 to -40 so the house is 60 to 55 i switched to the 100 watt red and the 75 watt black... and waaaaaaaa pow perfect temps

all in all the temp is no concern for me i can make it w/e temp i want and keep it there

now what im saying is ide rather buy the che then buy the thing i have to drill holes in my glass cage to use it... and then have to buy something else just to make sure that when my snake lays next to it it doesnt cook him (my snake will lay next to the glass)< hes weird i ges

the heat emiters can be hung from my ceiling at w/e height needed to give the cage the perfect temp simple
no buying a diamond bit and a drill and then a heat reg for the pad lol

y make things harder when really its easy


for my skink i have
3 100 watt basking lights
1 75 watt basking red night light
1 100 watt black

note his cage is completely open its a wire cage with a plastic bottom
cage temp 85 in his hide and 90 to 100 in basking temps

pretty much what im saying is humidity and tempature is not my issue im just new at owning a snake and certain things i get worried about... but like alot of you have said... if he is eating drinking and pooping he is fine

ate today 1 adult mouse fiance was ever so kind as to video it lol


so thanks for the help ill post when/if something goes wrong but i dont think it will hes getting his dirt n bark tomorrow hopefully the mite issue is gone

I think its worth mentioning that no one is trying to attack you. You said you are new to keep snakes and had some problems so we are trying to help. I want to try and break this down a different way. You have a BP and 3 big concerns in my book. One is a safe place for them to hide. You should have two one on the warm side one one the cool side. You don't need to get fancy with these, especially if your snake is not an adult. People use the bottoms of ceramic pots with entrances cut in, bowls and small cat litter pans. After that you have proper temps and proper humidity. I mention them both together as your choice of one effects the other.

CHE will suck the humidity out of your tank. So will light bulbs. UTH's are the best that I have seen and I have no experience with radiant heat panels. If you are not going to buy a thermostate (I think you should) Radiant heat panels are the best. You can attach this to the underside of the screen top. The reason they are the best is because their surface has the lowest max temp and your snake can not lay directly on it. It will be able to touch the surface directly but its much less likely to get burned.

I live in Norther New York State and I keep my house in the mid 60's to 70 if we have company over. If you had two UTH's one with a thermostat and one with a rheostat you could keep the warm side on the thermostat and the "cool" side on the rheostat.

At the end of the day its your snake and we are all just trying to help you and your snake. The lower maintenance your snake is the better. Its great that you are willing to adjust its temps and really stay hands on. The problem comes when you have to leave the snake in someone else care. If you get sick or injured. I have great peace of mind knowing that all my snake needs for at least a few weeks is fresh water. Obviously I would rather be able to care for my snake daily but if something happens she will be fine for a while without me or for longer with a person who is not afraid of snakes who can pop in and check on her.