Tub Testing

[AzureN1ght]

As the Ultratherm heat pad I bought was too small, I went ahead and bought some Flexwatt.

I'm back at my apartment, so my pre-BP testing can begin. I got the Flexwatt in the mail today, plugged it into my Herpstat, placed my probe between the tub and heat tape and started watching my temps/humidity on the Accurite.

One thing I've learned already is that I need more holes in the tub (humidity SHOT up to 89% in a few hours).

How long does it take until the tub's settled into a temperature range usually? My warm side is up to temp just fine--but my cool side still needs to be warmer by a few degrees.



EDIT: Just another note--the heating unit in my room is run on a dial thermostat with no number references ("warmer and "colder)--lovely college stock--and it kicks on, pumping out heat, and then off, and that seems to be causing fluctuations, too, that aren't being compensated for with the probe between the tub and the flexwatt? Any advice on how to deal with that?

[rabernet]

If that Chi Chi's container is your water dish, I'd go for a nice small crock at Walmart (about $3) in the pet department, less surface area and less humidity as a result. Also not as easy to tip over.

[AzureN1ght]

If that Chi Chi's container is your water dish, I'd go for a nice small crock at Walmart (about $3) in the pet department, less surface area and less humidity as a result. Also not as easy to tip over.

I actually haven't bought the acutal hides/water bowl yet. Those are just "stand ins" so I can do my test run a little more accurately than if I had just the paper in there. I'm probably going to get the hides when I go pick my boy up, so I know he's getting the right size. Thanks for the waterbowl suggestion--I'm likely going to go pick one up in the next few days, as I need to make a trip to the W-mart anyways Will test-running it with these stand-ins make a large difference?

[rabernet]

I definitely think that the water surface in the Chi-Chi's stand in will make a difference in your humidity and I wouldn't add more ventilation holes until you've had a chance to run it with your actual water dish.


I'd also recommend picking up some office binder clips to help keep the lid secure! Otherwise -

[AzureN1ght]

I definitely think that the water surface in the Chi-Chi's stand in will make a difference in your humidity and I wouldn't add more ventilation holes until you've had a chance to run it with your actual water dish.


I'd also recommend picking up some office binder clips to help keep the lid secure! Otherwise -

Thanks for the heads-up about the water dish/humidity testing. I just realized I have to go out tomorrow anyway, so I'll pick up a heftier crock-style dish then.

Hehe--the clips are already here, sitting in the pile of stuff on my bed No lost snakes for this girl

[tmlowe5704]

Set it up just as it will be with a snake in it including susbstrate.