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Heating Concerns

J

jmarsh01

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Maybe I'm just nervous as a new corn owner, but the heating thing has me concerned. I have a piece on Flexwatt on a rheostat taped to the underside of the tank. I have a couple of layers of newspaper and then about 1" of aspen bedding on top of that. The stick-on thermometer (at a little below substrate level) shows between 82-88* from morning until afternoon. I have about 1/4-1/2" of space between the cage and the desk it sits on. I reached under the tank and the flexwatt was too hot to keep my hand on for more than a few seconds. I have to keep the rheostat at about 3/4 on to keep the temp. Should the tape be that hot? Am I just paranoid? Any help appreciated!

Joe
 
just my 2 cents

I am a new corn owner as well but it sounds like you have a good temp. I hear it told again and again that about 85 f is the goal. If you don't have Kathy Loves book I highly recommend you get it. There is everything you could need to know in there. Best of luck.:cool:
 
YOu should be fine, my UTH's are very warm and my corns never seem to go directly on it. I think you're doing great as far as temp goes.

What is your temp on the cool side?
 
Rainey,

The cool side is between 72-76*, which is about 10 degrees cooler than the warm side as the day heats up in the afternoon.
 
you're good to go, looks like you have a decent heating gradient.

Also, the substrate which is right on top of your UTH is a fair bit warmer than the air above it. just something to watch out for.

What I do if I notice that it's getting a bit warm right on top of the UTH is I just make the aspen a bit thicker and that makes it more bareable for Katie and Kassie!
 
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