Quote Originally Posted by Kaorte View Post
Are you using a thermostat or a rheostat with your UTH? If you aren't, make a quick trip to home depot and grab two things.

1. The accurite indoor outdoor thermometer. It is about $12 and measures ambient temp, temp from a probe, and ambient humidity. You can use the probe to measure the hottest point that your snake can get too. Right above the UTH under the substrate.

2. A piggy back light dimmer (rheostat). Many people get the lutron light dimmer that has a plug built in so you don't need to wire anything. Just plug the UTH into the dimmer and the dimmer into the wall. adjust the rheostat until your thermometer reads between 90-92* going no higher than 95*F.


Crusty scales sounds kind of not good. I would take the snake to see a reputable vet. They will be able to diagnose your snake better then a bunch of people on a forum using only a brief description.
yea i have 2 of the indoor outdoor thermometers one on each side of the tank. the hot side is at around 90 for most of the day, and the cool side stays around 80. i mean its deffinatly not a burn, beacause the glass on the bottom of the tank isnt really that hot. also, the substrate is dry. maybe she just sits in the water bowl to much? shes been doing that alot lately, but if shes in for to long i take her out. im gunna go put a maller water bowl in the paper toweled tank with her so she stops soaking in the water.


oh also how much do those piggy back light dimmers cost?


Mike, H