A few weeks ago, a few members helped me adjust my setup but I now have a couple of additional questions. Currently my temperature at the bottom of glass tank is 90 on the warm side and 80 degrees on the cool side. The thermometer probes are located directly in the center of each area. When I place my identical hides on the center of each area, the temperatures increase about 3 degrees in each hide. I know this because the probes are under each hide. So my thermometers are reading 93 and 83. If the snake sits in either hide, the temperature reading goes up another 2 degrees. Should my floor temps be based on floor temperature, empty hide or occupied hide? Also, currently my ambient temperature gets a high of 85 or a low of 78 depending on my room temperature which varies between 64 and 68. My day and night lamps have dimmer switches so I always seem to be adjusting the ambient temps to about 82. If ambient reach 85, is that too hot? Is 78 too low? Or should I just try to maintain an even 82?
Here is my setup again:
Enclosure = 36x12x12 glass tank with screen top
Plexiglass cover with hole cut out for heat lamp and fogged hose
Heat lamp= (located in center of screen top)= Zoo Med mini combo deep dome fixture with 100 watt daylight blue & 100 watt night time red (lights are on alternating 12 hr. timers
(2) adjustable dimmer switches for heat lamps
(2) under tank heaters = One located at each end. Each connected to a Hydrofarm digital thermostat. Thermostat probe is located under tank, directly on heat pads (between glass and UTH).
(2) digital thermometers/humidity gauge with probes = One located on each end. Probe is inside tank, located on center of UTHs
Water bowl = (1) located under heat lamp
Substrate = Kritter's Crumble all natural coconut husk fiber, fine (1/2" deep above UTHs, sloping to about 1" deep at bank of tank/2" deep at center of tank)
Sphagnum moss = Located around side and back edges of tank
Hides = (2 identical reptile basics small hides. One at warm side, one at cool side)
Multiple plastic plants for hiding underneath and a large repti-vine for climbing.
Back and sides of tanks are covered with rain forest design tropical backgrounds for privacy.
Spray bottle for misting of moss every other day
Reptifogger runs twice a day once in morning and at night
Temperature gun
Temperatures:
ambient temperature = 82 degrees
Actual temperature of glass above UTH on warm side = 90 degrees
Actual temperature of glass above UTH on cool side = 80 degrees
Humidity = 60%
Thanks
MARK
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