Newbie and question

[Bumblebeeball]

Awesome snake, great place to start your ball python addiction. I check the package of you hydrometer and see where the sensor is. And place it appropriately. The probe most likely is just for heat. Ball pythons can and will dig and belly burns are a big concern because ball pythons don't seem to feel the burning pain Untill they are badly burnt and blistered! So be careful and get a rheostat to adjust and fine tune your heat pad. 111 is warm but unregulated I temped one at 140.
good luck and have fun with your new Bp. I give you 2 months max before you'll have another one.

Was thinkin about corn snake.

[Bumblebeeball]

The thermoSTAT probe is what goes between the glass and the heat pad (on the outside). The thermometer probe goes directly above the heat pad inside of the tank, measuring the hottest temp your snake has access to.

OP - You said you're seeing high temps. How high are you talking? Anything 95 or over is unsafe for your BP and you need to get a thermostat to be able to control the temperature of that heat pad.

I think I get it... Does the thermostat probe connect to the regulator and the thermometer probe connect to the read out device hydrometer/thermometer?

[Eric Alan]

I looked at the set up portion and I will do everything true, now does it matter the color of the paper to cover up sides and back? I want to use black. The therm hygro in the presentation had two probes mine has one it a KTJ model number TA316; is it a necessity to get one with two probes? I don't want to buy another and with my understanding you only need temp from heat pad and RH from inside.

Yes - black is just fine. I'm not sure what model (or even what piece of equipment) you're referring to. Google was no help. Perhaps a picture would help? Edit: a little more Google-fu led me to thinking that what you're talking about is a thermometer. Thermometer =/= Thermostat

I think I get it... Does the thermostat probe connect to the regulator and the thermometer probe connect to the read out device hydrometer/thermometer?

The thermostat probe goes between the glass and the heat pad on the outside of the enclosure. The heat pad plugs into the thermostat and the thermostat plugs into the wall. You set the thermostat to the temperature you want your heat pad to reach and it does its thing.

The thermometer is a completely separate piece of equipment. You place its probe right above the heat mat inside the enclosure and it will tell you the hottest temperature that your BP will have access to. If this reading is above or below where you would like it, you adjust the thermostat's setting as appropriate to reach the temperature you would like.

Here's a picture:


Does that make sense?

[anicatgirl]

The thermoSTAT probe is what goes between the glass and the heat pad (on the outside). The thermometer probe goes directly above the heat pad inside of the tank, measuring the hottest temp your snake has access to.

Fair enough Eric. TY for correcting for the OP. I knew something I wrote seemed off but was exhausted and couldn't figure out what.

[Bumblebeeball]

Yes - black is just fine. I'm not sure what model (or even what piece of equipment) you're referring to. Google was no help. Perhaps a picture would help? Edit: a little more Google-fu led me to thinking that what you're talking about is a thermometer. Thermometer =/= Thermostat

The thermostat probe goes between the glass and the heat pad on the outside of the enclosure. The heat pad plugs into the thermostat and the thermostat plugs into the wall. You set the thermostat to the temperature you want your heat pad to reach and it does its thing.

The thermometer is a completely separate piece of equipment. You place its probe right above the heat mat inside the enclosure and it will tell you the hottest temperature that your BP will have access to. If this reading is above or below where you would like it, you adjust the thermostat's setting as appropriate to reach the temperature you would like.

Here's a picture:


Does that make sense?

great I understand and have a picture. But it works fine so no need to post picture. Sorry to say I've got all this stuff figured out while I was gone and logged back in to see this. I need a thermostat temps went down to 99. I think I'm going to unplug my uth till I can get her thermostated; I need to thermostat that piece .