Scarygirl
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1. Oh, my bad.
2. It hasn't even gotten up to 85 F yet :/ Unless its is while I'm not in there.
3. I'll have to check with mom once she gets home.
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2. It hasn't even gotten up to 85 F yet :/ Unless its is while I'm not in there.
3. I'll have to check with mom once she gets home.
Elizabeth Freer
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Scarygirl
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There you are, lol. I wonder if it'll help my the thermostat issue and would changing to tile also help?
It's the 11 x 10, by the way. Go mom!
Elizabeth Freer
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Seems to me that temps measured right on top of paper towel would be warmer than the temps measured right on top of textured ceramic or slate tile.
So, no, tile will not help your thermostat issue.
:lol: Hard to hide long on the internet. :razz: Guess perhaps I'll have to build an igloo if enough snow falls today! Thing is, though, it's the powdery stuff right now.
Hooray, mom! Have you the 11 x 10 in hand (on your enclosure)?
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Scarygirl
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Okay.
You can never hide from the Internet! I know what you mean. I live in the north east, so we're a crap ton of snow. Driving in it is not fun! Yesterday I was the only one to attend class, lol.
Not yet. Probably work on it this weekend. I'll have to figure out where to put the baby while we fix up her tank.
You can never hide from the Internet! I know what you mean. I live in the north east, so we're a crap ton of snow. Driving in it is not fun! Yesterday I was the only one to attend class, lol.
Not yet. Probably work on it this weekend. I'll have to figure out where to put the baby while we fix up her tank.
Scarygirl
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I was thinking of changing to the tiles, but it seems the paper towels help with heat.
She is eating four crickets every other day, two days a week dusted with calcium with D3 with the occasional wax worm, once or twice a week. I have it, but haven't gotten a chance to put it in yet. College sucks, lol :/
Elizabeth Freer
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:banana: on the lightly dusted crickets 2x per week with calcium with D3.
Textured ceramic or slate tiles are inexpensive, attractive, and conduct heat well, Scarygirl.
Textured ceramic or slate tiles are inexpensive, attractive, and conduct heat well, Scarygirl.
Scarygirl
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Thank you
She has a hard time catching them since they blend into the paper towel XDWhen we talked about it before, you said the paper towel did better. I'm confused :/
Elizabeth Freer
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Scarygirl said:
Does your digital thermometer record the highs and lows until you reset it? If so, it should be easy enough to check.
The digital reading on your Hydrofarm thermostat should be no more than 3 degrees different than the digital readout on your thermometer.
Thank you
When we talked about it before, you said the paper towel did better. I'm confused :/
Were you meeting the necessary temperatures with the current heat mat and the paper towel? Thought you were way below them. :-(
Best thing to do is install the NEW 11 x 10 heat mat, put the paper towels in place, and see what happens. How about that?
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Scarygirl
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Yeah, I am. I'll see if I can get help with it tonight.
Scarygirl
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Just to keep it in one thread, Dany has a little crust on one of her nostrils. It doesn't look like mucus, but I'm not sure with it is or how to clear it. I've tried using a wet q-tip, but it didn't clean it. I came across another thread that said it could be excess salt. I did manage it open it a little. I'll post a pic with my phone to give a clear pic.
Elizabeth Freer
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How far back from the nose tip does the crust extend? Did it appear after stuck nose shed? Healing scabs?
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Scarygirl
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Actually, looking at it in better light, it just looks like old shed! She had a bad last shed, so it's probably left over. False alarm!