WRONG, he has it right, the thermostat probe should not be inside the enclosure.Originally Posted by Mrgbb
everything looks great! nice snake too! but um i dont think its gunna work great if you have your probes on the actual heat mat i think you should put it in the tank to get a more accurate reading on what temp the snake is feeling... because i think glass hold like 15% heat and that means that the temp your getting is higher than the temp in the tank....but i could be wrong so i guess let other people have there word before going and changing anything
The idea is to read the hottest possible temp the snake could lay on.
The thermometer probe goes inside to read that temperature, directly on top of the UTH
Every single probe I own is taped to lay directly against the flexwatt heat pad, outside of the enclosure.
Never make the hot spot higher than 95, I prefer 92 myself,
but I watch mine all the time as I am a stay at home dad.
If you need more heat you need to up the wattage of the bulb, but for sure don't go higher with the UTH.
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