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Thermometer placement

rerat

rerat

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I have recently purchased 2 exoterra therms. to track temps on either side of my viv. My question is, where is the ideal place to locate these therms on their respectives halves of the tank, or should I just use one, and should they/it be on the inside or the outside?
 
Well, you'd ideally like them to be inside the tank, at the same level as the substrate (since that is where the snakes generally hang out). This will give you the best idea as to the temps your snakes are experiencing. :)
 
Are they the stick on kind? I've never used them, but from what I heard those aren't very accurate. I recommend a digital thermometer with a probe on it. You can get the one that monitors both temp and humidity. I place the probe directly on the substrate, since that is where my snake lives most of the time.
 
it'san exo terra LCD thermometer, and the other is also exo terra but a different type. I have the both placed inside on the back wall if the tank, near the subtsrate, the warm side reads about 84, and the cool about 78-80, the warm side is noticably cooler to the touch. Would the snake be injured should it burrow in the warm side? the UTH is only covered by the substrate. would this be an issue if the snake was to press right against the glass?
 
Do what Becky said. put the probe on the substrate, not near it but on it to get a good reading. I have mine under it hide on the substrate (on the warm side) . The thermometer itself can be place anywhere, in Viv out of Viv.

Good Luck
 
Well, newspaper between then UTH and substrate has gotten the warm temp down to acceptable, but I really have no ideas how to bring down the overall temp. (ie the cool side) it sits at about 82
 
Hey, rerat, I just addressed some of these issues in your other thread, but I thought I might also add that if you have a small tank (i.e. a 10 gallon) it is very difficult (perhaps even impossible?) to get a full 10 degree temperature gradient. How large is your tank?
 
rerat said:
Well, newspaper between then UTH and substrate has gotten the warm temp down to acceptable, but I really have no ideas how to bring down the overall temp. (ie the cool side) it sits at about 82
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Depending on where you live, you may just have to wait until winter to get the overall temps down. Here in MS, I don't use my UTHs at all during the summer months. The entire tank sits at about 77-79 degrees, which is room temp. They have done fine. Once the weather starts cooling off, I'll turn the UTH's back on.
 
If you can feel the heat from the warm side, it is probably higher than 85 degrees. You really need to get a good quality thermometer with a probe wire to ensure that your readings are accurate. The reading should be make on the surface of the substrate, directly over the center of the heat source.
 
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