Heating dilemma for new tank set-up

[Jamie]

We have a 10-gal glass tank set up with a UTH (Zoomed 4H, I believe) at one end hooked into a Herpstat ND thermostat. We put in aspen bedding (about 1/4-1/2 inch, and a hide at either end. We also doctored up the cage top according to the recommendations on the forum's sticky (alum. foil, duct tape, etc.) to retain heat/humidity.

The Accu-Rite indoor/outdoor digital thermometer (outdoor probe on substrate in warm side hide, indoor unit on cool side in back of tank) shows a temp gradient, but I can't get the temps to go up beyond 84 degrees in the warm hide. I have increased the thermostat setting to nearly 93 degrees, but am reluctant to turn that up more.

Can anyone see what I am missing that will get us to where we need to be for our baby's arrival later today?! Should I add a heat lamp up top? Please advise.

[llovelace]

You will have to increase the thermostat until you get the desired temp. You may have to increase it to maybe 97*, to get the desired temp on you warm side. Increase 1* at a time until desired temp is reached.

[Jamie]

You will have to increase the thermostat until you get the desired temp. You may have to increase it to maybe 97*, to get the desired temp on you warm side.

thanks for the quick reply--yikes, isn't that gonna be too warm on her belly if she pushes the substrate out of the way?

[Vypyrz]

A UTH doesn't do much for the ambient temp. It basically warms up the substrate, so just make sure that the temp under the substrate is good and your snake will get the heat.

[TheWinWizard]

Are you using a hide on the uth? If so place a paper towel on the glass there and put the hide on it. I use paper towels for my ball and my boa. I use a temp gun to check the temp on top of the paper towel.