getting the right temps

[2kdime]

Ok so the Johnson control was set at 97 degrees to get 94 on the top of the glass inside the viv. Under the substrate.

Used a temp gun and shot under the warm hide. On top of the substrate and got around 86-88 degrees.

Is it safe to bump the thermostat up to a higher temp to get the substrate (reptibark). Up to the recommended 92-94?

Right now the glass is steady around 93-94. But the substrate is too cold. With the substrate at 93-94 the glass would have to be around 100 or so.

What would you guys and gals do?

[CntrlF8]

I'd say bump it up. Even at 100 degrees it's not going to be hot enough to hurt him/her. They're accustomed to living in hot African sun where the daytime temp is regularly above 110 degrees. 100 is cooler than most people keep their hot tubs...

[jglass38]

Ok so the Johnson control was set at 97 degrees to get 94 on the top of the glass inside the viv. Under the substrate.

Used a temp gun and shot under the warm hide. On top of the substrate and got around 86-88 degrees.

Is it safe to bump the thermostat up to a higher temp to get the substrate (reptibark). Up to the recommended 92-94?

Right now the glass is steady around 93-94. But the substrate is too cold. With the substrate at 93-94 the glass would have to be around 100 or so.

What would you guys and gals do?

Calibrate your temps at the glass. Your snake will find a way to move closer to the heat source if it needs. 94 on the glass is fine. Those temp guns have a +- of 3 degrees. How thick is the substrate?

[jglass38]

I'd say bump it up. Even at 100 degrees it's not going to be hot enough to hurt him/her. They're accustomed to living in hot African sun where the daytime temp is regularly above 110 degrees. 100 is cooler than most people keep their hot tubs...

You'd be wrong. 100 is too hot. They are accustomed to spending most of their time underground in termite mounds and rodent burrows. It is much cooler than 110 there. Please be careful about the advice you give.

[2kdime]

The bark is around 3/4 of an inch maybe.

Ive got the stat around 102 right now. Glass is probably around 99 or so.

Substrate on top is almost 90.

Yeah man you can't really compare a human beings hot tub to a snakes hot side. I aint trying to have a snake fry.

[2kdime]

Ok just did a temp gun reading.

Stat is at 102
Glass is 92 under substrate

Top of substrate is 88

Ambient 80

Cold side substrate 84

Cold side glass under substrate 86.5

11" flexwatt on both sides

[jglass38]

Ok just did a temp gun reading.

Stat is at 102
Glass is 92 under substrate

Top of substrate is 88

Ambient 80

Cold side substrate 84

Cold side glass under substrate 86.5

11" flexwatt on both sides

I'd bump up the stat 2 degrees. That should get you right where you need to be. Are you using separate thermostats to control the flexwatt on both sides? You want the cold side to be 82-84 and the warm side 92-94.

[2kdime]

Cold side flexwatt is on a dimmer off the outlet strip for the warm side.

When I put the accurite probe on the glass on the warm side it usually reads 2 or 3 degrees lower than what the thermostat reads.

But the heat gun in showing a 10 degree difference? That's weird.

How about this. What's the safest temp the hot side glass should get up to? Ill do that. Let it settle/acclimate and see what it says all around.

I appreciate the time/help man.

[jglass38]

Cold side flexwatt is on a dimmer off the outlet strip for the warm side.

When I put the accurite probe on the glass on the warm side it usually reads 2 or 3 degrees lower than what the thermostat reads.

But the heat gun in showing a 10 degree difference? That's weird.

How about this. What's the safest temp the hot side glass should get up to? Ill do that. Let it settle/acclimate and see what it says all around.

I appreciate the time/help man.

No problem. Sounds like you're just about there. You have a pretty think layer of substrate so get the cool side to 82-84 on the glass and the warm side to 92-94 on the glass. Your snake will move the substrate out of the way if it wants to get warmer than what its getting on top of the substrate. Good luck!

[2kdime]

That's what I had before. Then I busted the temp gun out. Saw the substrate was too cold on both sides. And I bumped the stat up from 97 to 102.

I just don't want an overall cold viv.

I just bumped it back down though.