Cable Management

[faulkan]

I am looking for a way to safely manage my temperature probe cable in my enclosure. I bought some 3M Commander cable management clips that I am planning on using. They're the type that can be removed from your wall or anything else without doing damage. Is the adhesive that they use safe to be used inside the enclosure?

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[The Serpent Merchant]

Adhesive is never a good thing inside a snake cage. I suggest using hot glue if possible

Like this:

[faulkan]

Thank you for your quick reply. From what I can tell, these strips are more like a gummy thick tape than an actual liquid chemical adhesive. That's the only reason I even thought of going that route. I only need to manage the run down the inside of the glass so there's no tangling issues. Out of curiosity, what do you use for a substrate? I see you have your probe glued to the glass. I use aspen and don't think that would work well for me. I have my probe just beneath the surface to get a more accurate reading of the actual spot where my baby basks.

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[OhhWatALoser]

I would expect the adhesive the dry out pretty quick in a snake enclosure also.

You want an accurate reading of the hottest part the snake will be exposed to, if he/she decides to go digging.

[The Serpent Merchant]

Thank you for your quick reply. From what I can tell, these strips are more like a gummy thick tape than an actual liquid chemical adhesive. That's the only reason I even thought of going that route. I only need to manage the run down the inside of the glass so there's no tangling issues. Out of curiosity, what do you use for a substrate? I see you have your probe glued to the glass. I use aspen and don't think that would work well for me. I have my probe just beneath the surface to get a more accurate reading of the actual spot where my baby basks.

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This is where I recommend probes no matter what substrate. I use paper towels, eco-earth, and aspen in my cages.

For this to work you have to keep the substrate layer thin, ½" thick or less. (which is what it needs to be anyway of you are using a under tank heater)

[faulkan]

Wow. I learned something today. Thank you. I've been keeping mine right at 1". I wouldn't have guessed 1/2" would be enough coverage to be as easy to clean as everyone claims. So since you're putting it under the aspen, do you run a little hotter than 90 on your thermostat and just check the surface with a temp gun for the 90 degree basking temperature?

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[The Serpent Merchant]

Wow. I learned something today. Thank you. I've been keeping mine right at 1". I wouldn't have guessed 1/2" would be enough coverage to be as easy to clean as everyone claims. So since you're putting it under the aspen, do you run a little hotter than 90 on your thermostat and just check the surface with a temp gun for the 90 degree basking temperature?

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Yes. Just make sure that the floor of the cage doesn't get above 95 F

[faulkan]

Yes. Just make sure that the floor of the cage doesn't get above 95 F

I just built myself two A419 setups to get away from the cheapy pet store ones. Forgive my ignorance here but considering the accuracy of the ones I just built, should I just set at 95, use 1/2" of aspen and forget about it?

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[faulkan]

My probe/sensor would be under the warm side hide.

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[faulkan]

My probe/sensor would be under the warm side hide.

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Correction. Is* under the warm side hide. The biggest difference is that I've kept my probes just at or below the surface of my 1" aspen covering and with the UTH, I'm consistently at 89-91 under the hide.

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