can they get too hot?

[bpdfs]

How do you know??? I have an UTH on 247 on one side of the Cage. The water is on the normal side and his den is kinda in the middle. I have a Red Light that comes on throughout the day on a timer... I was just wondering if they can get to hot and if so how would you know? Should i not have the light on much or does it matter?

Thanks

 

[MellowMan24]

thermometer is how you know.
and how many hides did you say you had

 

[Riverside Reptiles]

Yes, of course they can get too hot. You need a thermostat to control the heat and a thermometer in order to see what the actual temps are.

 

[bpdfs]

he has one hide.. Its about 100 on the warms side and close to 80 on the other side... He seems to be ok I was just curious.

 

[MellowMan24]

first 100 is too hot bring it down to like 92* and second i recommend to get maybe 2 more hides....you can make hides easily by cutting up some plastic containers

 

[bpdfs]

its a UTH, I dont have a thermostat on that because they are too expensive, I have not found a cheap reliable one yet.

 

[MellowMan24]

then unplug it for a bit to cool it down if your looking for cheap look for a repti temp 500r its a very cheap one but you have to calibrate it because it uses a dial

 

[bpdfs]

where you get that and how do you calibrate it? is that hard? How can you control heat off something like that. There is one heat setting in this UTh you just plug it in and it heats up?

 

[MellowMan24]

i got it at a show but i seen it in stores too. it has a probe like a thermometer would and basically you plug the uth into the thermostat and put the probe and your thermometer in the same spot and let it climb once its at the temp you want you dial it down till it shuts off.

 

[Riverside Reptiles]

its a UTH, I dont have a thermostat on that because they are too expensive, I have not found a cheap reliable one yet.

Here's one that's less than $40. You can put the uth and the red light on it and get rid of the timer for the red light. And it's most certainly much more reliable than nothing at all.
BAH-1000SC Reptile Thermostat Has Been Redesigned Utilizing an IC Smart Chip For Controlling Cage Temperature
Not only will it improve life for your animal, it'll improve safety for your house as well.

 

[bpdfs]

thanks, I will have to get it and check it out

 

[carrie]

You can use programmable thermostats to control the temperature. They're pretty easy to find online and take the guesswork out of maintaining a comfortable habitat. I hope that helps.

 

[Rhaianon93]

You can also buy one of the zoo med heat pads and use a dimmer along with a thermometer, the dimmer works great at controlling the heat

 

[Riverside Reptiles]

You can also buy one of the zoo med heat pads and use a dimmer along with a thermometer, the dimmer works great at controlling the heat

The problem with dimmer is that if the ambient temperature of the room changes, the dimmer can't self adjust itself to compensate...a thermostat can. But yeah, it can be used. Better than nothing.