Quote Originally Posted by BPGuy View Post
Thanks, Aaron. I went ahead and mounted the probe on the bottom of the T8, along the center divider, using hot glue. I put the wire in a 1/4" PVC pipe to keep it from being chewed on, but the probe is sticking out of the PVC pipe.

Because the temps in the two sides of the T8 seemed to be a few degrees off and because I want to be able to control each side independently, today I ordered a Herpstat 4. It should arrive in about a week. Once I receive it, I'll run each RHP on its own channel of the Herpstat 4 (I'm going to use a third channel to run a UTH that is heating a tub that sits on top of the T8).

As your question about how the rats were able to chew through the thermometer cords, you really don't want to know. I've done a few stupid things as a result of my snakes' winter hunger strikes. Luckily, the rats didn't hurt the snakes at all. I'm hoping that the cooler winter temps in the T8 caused the hunger strike and that the RHPs will keep the T8 temp constant year-round. In fact, today (I installed the RHPs yesterday) one of the two hunger striking BPs actually ate! :-) In any event, I'm not leaving things to chance any more. I'll be keeping a closer eye on the rats and won't be leaving them in the T8 nearly as long as I had been.

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Thanks, Aaron. I went ahead and mounted the probe on the bottom of the T8, along the center divider, using hot glue. I put the wire in a 1/4" PVC pipe to keep it from being chewed on, but the probe is sticking out of the PVC pipe.

Because the temps in the two sides of the T8 seemed to be a few degrees off and because I want to be able to control each side independently, today I ordered a Herpstat 4. It should arrive in about a week. Once I receive it, I'll run each RHP on its own channel of the Herpstat 4 (I'm going to use a third channel to run a UTH that is heating a tub that sits on top of the T8).

As your question about how the rats were able to chew through the thermometer cords, you really don't want to know. I've done a few stupid things as a result of my snakes' winter hunger strikes. Luckily, the rats didn't hurt the snakes at all. I'm hoping that the cooler winter temps in the T8 caused the hunger strike and that the RHPs will keep the T8 temp constant year-round. In fact, today (I installed the RHPs yesterday) one of the two hunger striking BPs actually ate! :-) In any event, I'm not leaving things to chance any more. I'll be keeping a closer eye on the rats and won't be leaving them in the T8 nearly as long as I had been.
Sounds good. I love my herpstat 4's. They are the pinnacle of reptile thermostats in my option.