Tank size questions

[dakski]

Ok so there may be some confusion. The UTH is a reptitherm for a 30 gal size. There is no probe, no dial, nothing just the heater and a plug. I plugged the UTH into a 1000w Zilla temperature controller (TC) now the TC will switch on and off whatever heat source is plugged into it when it reaches the desired temp. I did go ahead and take the TC probe out from underneath the substrate. I buried it underneath the substrate because that's what the instructions had said to do.

I will go and get the ceramic for heat and a blue light although the research I've done has said snakes don't see light in the red spectrum. I can for sure get a smaller wattage of bulb.

Lucy has eaten for me 4 times now. She eats every Friday around 5pm.

I do know the not handling after eating, I give her a good 48 hours after food before I even think about handling. The only time she gets touched after eating is to transfer her back to tank from feeding tub

I do know they are nocturnal creatures which is why she only comes out at night which is good for me because I sleep during the day cause I work nights.

Her temps and everything have been fine so far just been fine tuning and getting the extra equipment such as UTH but according to thermometer which I have a temp gun and have had one to spot check temps since I've had her was always under the impression that the digital temp probe was a better for keeping an eye on temps inside her hide because I don't want to go in a couple times a day and lift the hide to check temps



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Ckenney35,

Thank you for the clarification. I am also on the east coast and it was getting late and I was getting punchy.

Really good she's been eating for you; I wasn't clear on that.

Cool that you work nights and are on her schedule!

I've heard mixed things on the red bulbs. I've heard they can't see it and some say they can still see it is light. I know Shayna, my BP, seemed more willing to eat and hunt, etc. when I removed the red light I had. I had read the same thing, that they were fine.

Not sure if blue is better. Another alternative could be to keep the red light but put on a dimmer so the light is pretty low.

If you don't want to lift a hide and bother her, you can really quick spray the laser into the hide towards the ground and get a quick reading that way. Not as accurate, but can do in a pinch if you don't want to bother her. Just make sure she's not looking for food!