Dehydrated or shed???

[chrid16371]

Are you using a digital hygrometer? I figure I will ask questions that have to both with your problem and also other husbandry. Are you using a thermostat or dimmer to regulate your uth and heat bulb? Are you using a digital thermometer with probe? What kind of substrate do you use? Also bps don't need special day light, if you have to use a light just use the night one 24/7.

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[MrKai]

Are you using a digital hygrometer? I figure I will ask questions that have to both with your problem and also other husbandry. Are you using a thermostat or dimmer to regulate your uth and heat bulb? Are you using a digital thermometer with probe? What kind of substrate do you use? Also bps don't need special day light, if you have to use a light just use the night one 24/7.

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I'm using an analog hygrom/thermom. It's cappy but it works for temp more than anything. Also it isn't a probe it is placed in the middle of the terarium. The uth is not regulated I always keep it on, it doesn't get extremely hot just warm to the touch and the substrate is aspen 1 to 2 inches. 1.5 inch on top of the uth.

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[chrid16371]

Unplug the uth immediately!! A uth MUST be regulated. If it's warm to the touch it is over 98 degrees and a bp should not touch anything over 94. Get a acurite 00891 it has a probe the goes under the substrate on top of glass where uth heats, that spot should never be over 9%

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[MrKai]

Unplug the uth immediately!! A uth MUST be regulated. If it's warm to the touch it is over 98 degrees and a bp should not touch anything over 94. Get a acurite 00891 it has a probe the goes under the substrate on top of glass where uth heats, that spot should never be over 9%

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How hot should the uth be?? I'm about to go buy a probe thermometer and a real hygrom. I unplugged the uth.

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[JodanOrNoDan]

Read this http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...ius)-Caresheet. All the answers are there.

[chrid16371]

Uth doesn't heat the air just the surface above it, that is why you want a probe thermometer under the substrate right on top the glass over the uth and it should be no hotter than 94. You can either buy a thermostat from amazon like the inkbird itc-308 for around $30 or if you want a nice proportional one a Herpstat 1 for $140 or a lamp dimmer will work but you will have to watch temp note closely bc it won't automatically adjust like a thermostat will so you would have to do it manually with a dimmer. I would use your night bulb 24/7 until you get a dimmer or thermostat, no need for the day bulb. Since you will have the uth unplugged until you get something to regulate it you will need to put your thermometer probe right on the ground on top of substrate where the center of the bulb beam hits and make sure it is no hotter than 92, you may have to raise or lower the light dome until you get it where it needs to be, around 88-90 is best. Once you get the thermostat or dimmer you will then move the probe under the substrate like I said before. I would recommend another thermometer for your cool side bc you need the temp there to stay between 78-82 but a little lower is ok but no lower than 75. You want not need the light once you have your uth regulated. The only reason you will need the light once you get your uth regulated is if your cool side is lower than 75 then you can put light on cool side and dim it to 80.

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[MrKai]

Uth doesn't heat the air just the surface above it, that is why you want a probe thermometer under the substrate right on top the glass over the uth and it should be no hotter than 94. You can either buy a thermostat from amazon like the inkbird itc-308 for around $30 or if you want a nice proportional one a Herpstat 1 for $140 or a lamp dimmer will work but you will have to watch temp note closely bc it won't automatically adjust like a thermostat will so you would have to do it manually with a dimmer. I would use your night bulb 24/7 until you get a dimmer or thermostat, no need for the day bulb. Since you will have the uth unplugged until you get something to regulate it you will need to put your thermometer probe right on the ground on top of substrate where the center of the bulb beam hits and make sure it is no hotter than 92, you may have to raise or lower the light dome until you get it where it needs to be, around 88-90 is best. Once you get the thermostat or dimmer you will then move the probe under the substrate like I said before. I would recommend another thermometer for your cool side bc you need the temp there to stay between 78-82 but a little lower is ok but no lower than 75. You want not need the light once you have your uth regulated. The only reason you will need the light once you get your uth regulated is if your cool side is lower than 75 then you can put light on cool side and dim it to 80.

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Awesome!! Thank you very much for the info. I'm going to buy a ton of thermometers and a thermostat now lol. And a spay bottle for misting. I'm going to mist multiple times a day until I find the right humidity. I will also be making a humidity hide. I will update with pics after

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[chrid16371]

Ok good! A lot of people don't know that heat devices need regulated bc employees and packaging on box stores uth don't say you do. I'm just glad I seen your thread so your snake doesn't get burned. Uth often run 120+ degrees that's why they must be regulated. If you are ordering thermometers I would recommend the acurite 00891, they are on amazon for $12 and you can put probe on hot side and the unit on cool side and it will give you your hot temp, cool temp, humidity all from one thermometer. A simple lamp dimmer will be enough for the heat bulb but like I said you may not even need the heat bulb once your uth is regulated. If your room temp where snake is below 75 at anytime you will need to use the night heat bulb with lamp dimmer. If your using a glass tank you can cover the whole screen with aluminium foil or cardboard or something and leave just enough room for heat lamp and it will help trap humidity.

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[MrKai]

I don't have a mailing address so I can't get anything online. But I belive petco has thermostats and thermometers

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[chrid16371]

I will warn that the thermometers I've used from Petco/PetSmart were 5-15 degrees off and the 2 thermostats I had from there once were very inconsistent at keeping my temps stable. Also you can get the inkbird itc-308 and acurite 00891 a lot cheaper on amazon then you would get at Petco. You don't have someone you can send it to there address or have it held at a post office for pick up?

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