Temp Regulation Question

[ckuhn003]

you're totally right! 2 is kind of over-kill, but for me, i like having more than one reading from different sources. it eases my anxiety.

Phew! Taking care of these creatures can be a little overwhelming at 1st so I was worried I might be forgetting to measure a certain area of the cage

[SDA]

I would avoid placing the digital LCD readout portion of any acurite inside a cage that requires moderate to high humidity. They are not water resistant and the LCD screen can often fault. The cost for these items are so nominal that getting two distinct thermometer or hygrometers with remote or cabled probes is far better.

[tttaylorrr]

Phew! Taking care of these creatures can be a little overwhelming at 1st so I was worried I might be forgetting to measure a certain area of the cage

no no no i'm just a spaz.

[ckuhn003]

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[Sunnieskys]

I would avoid placing the digital LCD readout portion of any acurite inside a cage that requires moderate to high humidity. They are not water resistant and the LCD screen can often fault. The cost for these items are so nominal that getting two distinct thermometer or hygrometers with remote or cabled probes is far better.

While this is true, if you take it out while misting then put it back in, it will be fine.

[CALM Pythons]

I would avoid placing the digital LCD readout portion of any acurite inside a cage that requires moderate to high humidity. They are not water resistant and the LCD screen can often fault. The cost for these items are so nominal that getting two distinct thermometer or hygrometers with remote or cabled probes is far better.

I have 4 of these Indoor/Outdoor Probe/Humidity Acurites going for years now. Not a single problem with Humidity at 58-72% and I wipe them down with F10 too. I love them.
https://www.acurite.com/digital-indo...5963_c10e488a5

[jadekris00]

i would move the probe over the hot spot below the substrate as you will always need to know this temperature. in all my enclosure i use one probed thermometer/hygrometer for the hot spot and one stand-alone thermometer/hygrometer for the cool side. you need to be measuring the hottest temperature your snake can touch, which would be below the substrate over the hot spot.

where were you taking your hot spot temperature readings before? above the substrate?

EDIT: here's a diagram that shows the standard way to set up a UTH, thermostat and probe thermometer:

Yes, I had my probes under the substrate as shown.

[tttaylorrr]

Yes, I had my probes under the substrate as shown.

have you moved the lamp over? any luck raising your cool side temp and lowering your hot spot temp?

[jadekris00]

So i had my CHE over the cool side over night. It was about 73 degrees when i woke. This also happened to be over my humidity gauge so it made it seem as if the humidity was dangerously low, and had to move that over. Any other suggestions?

I also have another, smaller UTH attached to my tank. The day I set up I had gotten the Zoo Med UTH that was too small for my tank size and didn't want to remove it since I knew it would become damaged. I simple got a bigger, correctly sized one and attached it to the other side and unplugged the smaller one.

Is it time that I use this one as well? I would like to avoid buying a whole other thermometer.

[jadekris00]

Yes! There was not much change. I have also lowered my thermometer to 92.