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Securing probes?

scary.thin.man

scary.thin.man

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Quick for everyone. What is the best way to secure my probes/wires in my enclosure. I'll have three separate probes running into the enclosure (two thermometers and the thermostat probe). I was just wondering about the proper way to do it so 1) they are not knocked around by the snake, causing inaccurate readings and 2) I can clean the enclosure. I'm assuming I have to remove the probes from the enclosure to clean it with the bleach/ water solution. Would sealing the wires and probes to the floor with silicone work or would this cause bad readings? I'm awaiting the arrival of the thermometers and thermostat right now so just wanted to have an idea of what to do before they get here. Any an all help is appreciated.
 
I use Blu-Tack. It's the only safe sticky substance I've found for snakes, as it won't stick to them. You still have to check the positions of probes etc., as they can move it if they barge past it hard enough, but it usually does the job.

It's also easily remove/replaced for cleaning.

Also handy for blocking up the holes in the enclosure, after you've fed the probes through.
 
I use the same thing for probes, as well as running the wires up the corner of the viv. It makes for a nice tidy enclosure as the wires dont dangle if secured at top, bottom, and middle with a piece of tack.
 
I'm in the UK, but generally it's stocked anywhere here with a stationery section. My local supermarket has it, so I guess Walmart would be a good place to start.

If this side of the pond is anything to go by, you should look for it somewhere near the Sellotape.
 
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