Night time heating

[The Serpent Merchant]

Should I use it with the UTH, or no? Would keeping the light on 24/7 all the time have a fire hazard?




I currently have 1 temperature gauge. (This one: http://www.petsmart.com/product/inde...8&lmdn=Heating ) It is positioned on the back glass on the warm side.
Should I get another one to put on the cool side, or should I buy a temp gun, or should I get one of those indoor/outdoor digital thermometers with the wire and probe thingy?







Also, should I get a dimmer for the light? and what thermostat should I buy? Needs to be cheap. Under $20.

I've run those red bulbs for a few months straight now with out any issue. Wether or not you need the UTH all depends on the temperature of the room and the humidity levels that you can keep. Heat bulbs suck the humidity out of the air. It also depends if you have the UTH regulated by a thermostat or not. If you do not I wouldn't use the UTH as it can and will give your snake severe burns.

The best way to check your temperatures is to get a indoor/outdoor digital thermometers with a probe. put the probe on the hot side and stick the thermometer itself on the cool side. Some even measure humidity as well. I got mine at Wall*Mart for $12. here is what it looks like:



Thermostats do not come cheap. The Cheapest ones I've seen are $40, and I think that they don't work well. A decent thermostat will run at least $70 and and good one will be $100 +. I use the Herpstat thermostats by Spyder Robotics. A dimmer would be good for your light. If you don't want to/ can't get a thermostat a heat lamp can be sufficient, as long as you get one with enough power. I would get the 75Watt version.

[The Serpent Merchant]

Would this bulb be good? Thanks!

those will work, but I like these better: http://www.petsmart.com/product/inde...uctId=11147193

(they actually put out Infra-Red light/radiation vs. white light passing through red glass)

[SeeTheCityLights]

Thermostats do not come cheap. the Cheapest ones I've seen are $40, and I think that they don't work well. A decent thermostat will run at least $70 and and good one will be $100 +. I use the Herpstat thermostats by Spyder Robotics. A dimmer would be good for your light. If you don't want to/ can't get a thermostat a heat lamp can be sufficient, as long as you get one with enough power. I would get the 75Watt version.

Thank you for all that info!
Okay, so if I don't get a thermostat for the UTH, then I can just use the heat lamp alone with a 75 watt bulb? Is that what you're saying? The red bulb, right?
Sorry, just trying to understand it all

[SeeTheCityLights]

those will work, but I like these better: http://www.petsmart.com/product/inde...uctId=11147193

(they actually put out Infra-Red light/radiation vs. white light passing through red glass)

But wouldn't the radiation be bad for the snake? Or the people? I have really high chances of getting cancer because of my genes, and the snake cage will be on my bedside shelves next to my head, I don't want to get radiation poisoning haha

[The Serpent Merchant]

Thank you for all that info!
Okay, so if I don't get a thermostat for the UTH, then I can just use the heat lamp alone with a 75 watt bulb? Is that what you're saying? The red bulb, right?
Sorry, just trying to understand it all

Yes that is correct. If you plan on using a dimmer with the heat lamp you might want to get the 100 Watt bulb and just dial it down into the right zone.

Otherwise I have found that unless the lamp is more than 15 inches away anything above a 75 Watt bulb gets too hot.

[The Serpent Merchant]

But wouldn't the radiation be bad for the snake? Or the people? I have really high chances of getting cancer because of my genes, and the snake cage will be on my bedside shelves next to my head, I don't want to get radiation poisoning haha

This isn't radiation like from a nuclear power plant. All light is a form of radiation. Infra-Red radiation has a very low bandwidth so it cannot pass through things like X-Rays can. UV lights aka black lights are far more dangerous.

All in All a Infra-Red light isn't any more dangerous than a regular bulb. (Your body is giving off Infra-Red radiation right now, everybody's does)

[Twiegs]

Thank you!


QUOTE=The Serpent Merchant;1736102]those will work, but I like these better: http://www.petsmart.com/product/inde...uctId=11147193

(they actually put out Infra-Red light/radiation vs. white light passing through red glass)[/QUOTE]

[The Serpent Merchant]

Thank you!


QUOTE=The Serpent Merchant;1736102]those will work, but I like these better: http://www.petsmart.com/product/inde...uctId=11147193

(they actually put out Infra-Red light/radiation vs. white light passing through red glass)

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No Problem

[The Serpent Merchant]

Something I just thought of. Make sure that the reflector Dome that you use with the 75 or 100 Watt bulb has a ceramic socket. If it doesn't, and has a plastic one, it might melt. The ceramic ones are much safer

[SeeTheCityLights]

Something I just thought of. Make sure that the reflector Dome that you use with the 75 or 100 Watt bulb has a ceramic socket. If it doesn't, and has a plastic one, it might melt. The ceramic ones are much safer

How can I tell? I didn't buy it new, it's my boyfriends that he had left over from his herps. It feels like it's ceramic... or plastic made to feel like ceramic... haha damn. I'll keep an eye on it.
Oh ok, that makes sense about the radiation... I feel dumb now lol.