So, as some .. if not most of you know, I move out of my parents house for good on the 1st. I started packing this weekend and started with ym desk. I am a computer enthusiast (I work in the IT field) so this is a big task, and one that take me a while (I have to make sure my equipment is taken care of).

After taking my computer count in my room from 3 (2 continuous running, 1 backup) to 0 the temperature in my room dropped by 15 degrees. Which is good for me, bad for the snakes. This also just happens to coincide with our first real cold snap. Temps last night got into the 20s and tonight (just heard it on the radio) is supposed to get to low teens.

The temp in my room was 69 when I woke up at 1am. I checked the temps in the tubs and it was .. cold. Not "OMG ICE!" cold, but .. cold. They have back heat, but it still doesn't help much for the overall temps when it gets chilly like that.

I had to move my temp probe from directly on the Flex-watt to under a tub. On the flex-watt I had it set at 103 (sounds high, but that was a direct measurement of the tape .. and with my computer to aid it worked well). Now that it is under the tub (secured on the shelf the tub slide on) I have the temp set at 83.

It's working great!

The back of the tubs I would say might be getting a little warm (93-94 .. on the very .. very back inch or two) but the rest is exactly the gradient I was after. It's not the perfect solution, but at least they aren't freezing.

Long story .. so little outcome .. I know, but I had to share how I combated the cold and I wonder how you guys measure that stuff, and how winter maybe different than Summer.