New BP Owner

[hopelessopus]

Temp gun? I bought a digital thermometer & hygrometer, another digital thermometer with a probe, and a thermometer strip.

[Craiga 01453]

Temp gun? I bought a digital thermometer & hygrometer, another digital thermometer with a probe, and a thermometer strip.

Yes, temp gun. It's the only way to get accurate surface readings. You are going to want to get temps ON THE SURFACE not the substrate because snakes can and will burrow to the glass beneath the substrate.

Your t-stat probe will be outside the enclosure.

[Craiga 01453]

Yeah that's what I did. I let the silicone dry for a week and then ran temps for a week to make sure.

I think husbandry practices are different across the pond though. Here in the UK more than one heat source is unheard of unless the enclosure is huge.

It's probably because we use wooden vivariums a lot more that hold a lot of heat.

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Yeah, using UTHs on wood is pretty pointless!! Hahahaha. I moved my Kingsnake to a wooden enclosure a while back and don't use a UTH for his enclosure.

[Valyrian]

Yeah, using UTHs on wood is pretty pointless!! Hahahaha. I moved my Kingsnake to a wooden enclosure a while back and don't use a UTH for his enclosure.

Ha ha. Although I have seen a US keeper using heat tape under melamine enclosures. He said it worked well.

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[hopelessopus]

​Got a temp gun at Lowe’s!

[Craiga 01453]

​Got a temp gun at Lowe’s!

Yoyre getting there!! And I PROMISE once your setup is correct and dialed in its just simple maintenance and daily equipment checks. It honestly gets easy once all set up properly.

[hopelessopus]

Alright! I’ve switched around his enclosure quite a bit. I put the UTH under. Got all the probes and stuff set-up, rearranged a bit. I’m still using the flannel to keep the humidity in and I have the bulb on for now to vaporize the water I sprayed on the sides to get the humidity up. He has a hide on the cool side as well and some more decor. I’ve still got one side to put the background cover on but other than that I think I’m set? Unless I missed something?

[Zincubus]

Alright! I’ve switched around his enclosure quite a bit. I put the UTH under. Got all the probes and stuff set-up, rearranged a bit. I’m still using the flannel to keep the humidity in and I have the bulb on for now to vaporize the water I sprayed on the sides to get the humidity up. He has a hide on the cool side as well and some more decor. I’ve still got one side to put the background cover on but other than that I think I’m set? Unless I missed something?

Sounds like progress ..

You have a stat regulating the heat mat ?

It will now be more efficient under the tank and has to be regulated ..


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[hopelessopus]

Yes I have a digital thermometer regulating the UTH. Temp is reading 89.8 degrees

[hilabeans]

Yay! You're doing great! Feel free to post a picture of your set up so we can get eyes on it, but sounds like you've just about got it.