heating

[xXGregXx]

wooahh!! i just got my digital acurite thermometer/hygrometer and i put the sensor on the tank abouve the uth and it was telln me it was 111*f i was like wow is there anything i can do 2 hook up 2 the heater so0o0 it will stay on and stay under 95*? plz i need ur help i have it unplugged 2 drop the temp. i was thinking of gettin a timmer 4 the heater is that a good idea?

[mlededee]

what you need is a thermostat. talk to matt, aka justcage. he can hook you up and talk you through whatever you need help with in that department. disturbing how far off the analog thermometers are isn't it?

[Adam_Wysocki]

In the mean time, you can go to home depot and get a "lamp dimmer" for around $10 so that your animal will have some type of acceptable heat while you wait for your thermostat to be delivered.

They are in the lighting department and look like a white extension cord.

-adam

[xXGregXx]

i have a thermometer its a digital 1 pretty good and it has a built in humidity guage im worried about the heat of the uth how could i keep that under 95?

[mlededee]

we understand that you have a digital thermoMETER. we are telling you to get a thermoSTAT, which you hook directly to the uth to regulate the temperatures.

[xXGregXx]

o0o0 ok i get ya could i get one of those at a local harware store?

[mlededee]

you could get a dimmer like adam mentioned, but not the thermostat. cheap thermostats can be found at petsmart or petco, but they really are no good. they can hold you over while you save for a herpstat or a ranco or something like that, which you can order online. justcage (matt graybeal) sells several models of thermostats and robert coombs sells the herpstat.

[xXGregXx]

ok whats matts website so0o0 i can check the thermostats out

[mlededee]

http://www.mgreptiles.com