Quote Originally Posted by BPGator View Post
Some questions and observations:

1. Are you measuring temperature just above the UTH on the tank side?
2. Do you have a thermostat controlling the UTH?
3. Are you measuring humidity?
4. What are you using to take your temperature measurements?
5. You should have identical hides - he may just not like the hide over the UTH and is choosing security over comfort.
6. A light at night is not required. If you do want a light, I find red to be better since they don't seem able to see that part of the light spectrum. But you really should be able to get the right temps with the UTH. Ambient temps of 73-75 are fine as long as the belly heat is 87-90°. It'll be a little warmer in the hide since the heat gets trapped some.


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1.Yea, right above the UTH (using a temp gun) its at about 85/88, on the higher half of the tank it goes to about 95 in ambient air temps. The belly heat on the hide shes sitting in is about 75ish though and ambients are generally in the 80 range.
2. I do not.
3. Yes, its steadily in the 50-55% range, and sometimes drops to 40% if the water bowl is empty.
4. An instant temperature gun.
5. I may go back and buy another one of the same kind my next trip tomorrow when I get her mouse, hopefully they have another one. The strangest thing though is that the hide that is currently on the UTH side is the same type of hide they had in the enclosure she was sold in. Though, she was with another 2 baby BPs, I'm not sure if they fight over territory as such though.
6. I was going to get a ceramic one if the ambient temps were necessary, I'm thinking maybe the ambient light makes the UTH hide too hot since it traps heat from both sides? Still I'm not even sure cause as the light is on and the UTH is on, the inside of the hide is about 86-88. 83 if you point the gun directly into the cypress mulch. I feel like I have her setup rather correct even though I don't have a thermostat, but I'm just so unsure since she just wont use the 2nd warm hide at all.