Hi,

Well it depends on the type of rack (open or closed ) I think - on mine the probe is taped to the heat tape behind the tub rather than between them.

My thermostat is set to approx (crummy dial type ) 90f which gives an open hot end of 87.6f and 91.9f inside the hides.

Now with a decent digital you will actually probably see you have to set it above the temp to hold it steady - the fact I only have a dial means it is not accurate enough to know what it actually thinks it is set to.

Some people do not use hides in a rack system but my tubs are a little on the big side and the snakes use them if provided so I have just decided to leave them in there. They hold heat in a little so I had to re-adjust everything to take that into account when I put them in.

Remember to give everything at least 30 minutes to an hour to stabilise when you make any changes though.

And I really can't stress how much easier this is with a temp gun - wish I had bought one years ago.


dr del