Quote Originally Posted by jezzaboo13 View Post
I am in the same boat as you, I have the Zilla t-stat 1000 w/ UTH
I ignored the "away from radiant heat source" directions because everything I have read on here says to place the t-stat probe between the UTH and the bottom of the enclosure. But when I do this I have to set my t-stat to like 105 to get it closer to the 90 I'm looking for right where the snake is laying.
Is this normal? Are other people having to do this too? It seems a lot less accurate.
I have a thermometer with probe directly on the floor in his warm hide.
When I first set everything up I had the tstat probe right next to the thermometer probe inside the tank and I honestly was getting better/more accurate readings like that. But I didn't want to risk him peeing pooping or moving it so I changed it. Now I'm confused
Yes I've been messing with mine and I also have to have it turned higher to make it the right temp. The probe is in between the UTH and the glass and I have a digital thermometer probe measuring the temp. I don't have the snake yet so when I get him I'll have to figure out where the probe will go after that and still be able to measure the temp. Good luck to both of us.