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| Simonas |
Posted - 02/07/2009 : 22:17:25
as you may have guessed by now trying to sort everything for my royal that comes when ;m ready
my temp is 84 and hunidity is 68, is that ok or should I change anything
simon |
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| Blackecho |
Posted - 11/07/2009 : 09:31:53
Congrats, pass on the knowledge  |
| Simonas |
Posted - 11/07/2009 : 08:09:17
well got my digi thermometers off the ebay link provided above and the are spot on, they show just how inaccurate the dial thermometer is!!! |
| Simonas |
Posted - 03/07/2009 : 19:25:27
I might make an inbetween piece with chicken wire and wood prob aninch or two wide strip to ventilate the tank, would that make iit leak too much? |
| MissCat |
Posted - 03/07/2009 : 08:25:25
quote:
Originally posted by Simonas
Got the digi thermometers on order from ebay
can't do pics till later
its an old fish tank with glass lid,the substrate is aspen and I may be answering my own question here but there is hardly any ventilation!!!
that might explain the humidity
is there anyway you can fashion a new lid? or get a wooden viv/plastic rub (as they are dead easy to ventilate)? |
| Simonas |
Posted - 03/07/2009 : 07:45:32
Got the digi thermometers on order from ebay
can't do pics till later
its an old fish tank with glass lid,the substrate is aspen and I may be answering my own question here but there is hardly any ventilation!!! |
| MissCat |
Posted - 03/07/2009 : 07:28:51
quote:
Originally posted by Blackecho
I'm with MC on the digital thermometers, you can pick them up on ebay for about £3, you really can't trust the dial ones. I go for a hot end of 30-32C (86-90F).
i'm pants woth *f lol i use *c, but that's the same temps i go for too :p |
| Paulusworm |
Posted - 03/07/2009 : 05:34:08
quote:
Originally posted by Simonas
how much of a problem is my humidity reading as that hasn;t gone down
Can you post some pics of your set up? Humidity can be affected by numerous things like choice of substrate, amount of ventilation, etc. Bung some pics up and we should be able to get the humidity sorted  |
| wolfspirit |
Posted - 03/07/2009 : 05:26:41
quote:
Originally posted by Simonas
happy days!!!! cheers for the links
when i put the dial under the heat source it went up from the 84 it had been showing to over a 100!!!! its way out from what the pulse stat says on the dial so I;m tweaking it to get a temp
how much of a problem is my humidity reading as that hasn;t gone down
yeah, but remember that is a dial thermometer, you wont get an accurate reading till you get a digital one...
dont worry about humidity on a dial either, i just use my dial as a guide, like if it was to fluctuate heavily i would know there may be a problem...room humidity is normally fine... |
| Simonas |
Posted - 03/07/2009 : 01:06:43
happy days!!!! cheers for the links
when i put the dial under the heat source it went up from the 84 it had been showing to over a 100!!!! its way out from what the pulse stat says on the dial so I;m tweaking it to get a temp
how much of a problem is my humidity reading as that hasn;t gone down |
| Blackecho |
Posted - 02/07/2009 : 23:08:38
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Dual-Zone-Thermometer-Alarm-Snake-Vivarium-Reptiles_W0QQitemZ400017555760QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Pet_Supplies_Reptiles_Spiders_Insects?hash=item5d22e78130&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14.l1262&_trkparms=|301%3A1|293%3A2|294%3A30
Or if you can afford a bit more these measure the temps at both ends and can be set to sound an alarm if it goes outside a set range. |
| Blackecho |
Posted - 02/07/2009 : 23:07:21
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-Aquarium-Digital-LCD-Thermometer-Fish-Tank-Water-3Q_W0QQitemZ200281211935QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Pet_Supplies_Fish?hash=item2ea1b0c41f&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12|66%3A2|39%3A1|72%3A1686|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50
Something like that. |
| Blackecho |
Posted - 02/07/2009 : 23:06:35
I'm with MC on the digital thermometers, you can pick them up on ebay for about £3, you really can't trust the dial ones. I go for a hot end of 30-32C (86-90F). |
| MissCat |
Posted - 02/07/2009 : 22:53:01
in an ideal situation u should get at least 2 digital thermometers as the dial ones are not very accurate.
one in the warm end (yup so u have the hottest part) and one in the cool end. we say on top of the substrate as that is where ur snake will be ;) |
| Simonas |
Posted - 02/07/2009 : 22:35:55
its a dial I;ll go and move it now, ta is that so I know what the hotest temp in the tank is and rest wikll be cooler? |
| MissCat |
Posted - 02/07/2009 : 22:33:05
the thermometer (is it digital or dial btw?) is best under the ceramic heat source, on top of the substrate, does that alter the temp reading at all? :) |
| Simonas |
Posted - 02/07/2009 : 22:25:41
the water bowls as far from ceramic bulb as i can put it, i'll turn temp up a bit now
the thermometer is about 7 inches from bulb does that effect your reply regarding temp?
cheers for answer by the way |
| MissCat |
Posted - 02/07/2009 : 22:23:56
temp needs to come up a tad to roughly 87.8 (warm end) and humidity needs to come down a bit if u can (where have u got the water bowl?) |
