Substrate question

[shawn101]

Ceramic/slate with conduct heat far better than paper towel. Even those exoterra hides get hot on the outside I find. My hot hide is 88F-95F inside, but the roof of it is around 97F.

 

[Scarygirl]

Ceramic/slate with conduct heat far better than paper towel. Even those exoterra hides get hot on the outside I find. My hot hide is 88F-95F inside, but the roof of it is around 97F.

Yeah, maybe that's what I need. I think the tape on the paper towel is pulling the probes away from the heat.

 

[shawn101]

If you get tiles, get 6x6 inch and but the probe between two tiles above the UTH but under the warm hide. The temperature might be slightly cooler on the surface of the tile compared to what the thermostat says because the probe is between the tiles in direct contact with the UTH.

I bought a a small temperature reader gun for $20 compensated by finding the difference and adjusting my dimmer. My probe says 97F but the hottest the surface really is 95F. Plus the temperature gun is fun to see what temps of random things are like the hood of my car being -37F.

 

[Scarygirl]

If you get tiles, get 6x6 inch and but the probe between two tiles above the UTH but under the warm hide. The temperature might be slightly cooler on the surface of the tile compared to what the thermostat says because the probe is between the tiles in direct contact with the UTH.

I bought a a small temperature reader gun for $20 compensated by finding the difference and adjusting my dimmer. My probe says 97F but the hottest the surface really is 95F. Plus the temperature gun is fun to see what temps of random things are like the hood of my car being -37F.

What about crickets getting stuck in the tiles?

Lol, that sounds like fun.

 

[shawn101]

They try to squeeze in the small gap between tiles where the probe under the hide, but really to no avail. They come out and get eaten.

And really if you stay present for eatings and help her/him catch the crickets, it isnt an issue.

 

[Scarygirl]

They try to squeeze in the small gap between tiles where the probe under the hide, but really to no avail. They come out and get eaten.

And really if you stay present for eatings and help her/him catch the crickets, it isnt an issue.

Okay. I don't want them laying eggs or Dany hurting herself trying to get them.

 

[Scarygirl]

Any advice for stuck nostril shed?

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Any advice for stuck nostril shed?

How large is the stuck area? dime size?

Try this. Monitor your leo frequently!

Humidity Chamber---METHOD #1:
Take a plastic container a little bigger than your gecko
Poke holes in the lid so your gecko can breathe
Place a dampened paper towel or washcloth on the bottom
Add a rough rock or piece of cork bark
Spray the insides of this container
Add the gecko
Snap on the lid
Place this container near a lamp (or other low heat source) using a low wattage bulb (15 watt or 25 watt incandescent bulb or similar wattage compact fluorescent) to further increase humidity
Monitor the temperature frequently
Monitor your gecko at all times

 

[Scarygirl]

How large is the stuck area? dime size?

Try this. Monitor your leo frequently!

Humidity Chamber---METHOD #1:
Take a plastic container a little bigger than your gecko
Poke holes in the lid so your gecko can breathe
Place a dampened paper towel or washcloth on the bottom
Add a rough rock or piece of cork bark
Spray the insides of this container
Add the gecko
Snap on the lid
Place this container near a lamp (or other low heat source) using a low wattage bulb (15 watt or 25 watt incandescent bulb or similar wattage compact fluorescent) to further increase humidity
Monitor the temperature frequently
Monitor your gecko at all times

It's not big at all. It's tiny and around the inside of the nostril. She can breath through it, I just want to get it out so it doesn't get infected or anything. I thought it'd come out with her last shed, which was Tuesday. I believe it's from a bad shed she had a couple weeks ago.

I do, trust me.

 

[Scarygirl]

How large is the stuck area? dime size?

Try this. Monitor your leo frequently!

Humidity Chamber---METHOD #1:
Take a plastic container a little bigger than your gecko
Poke holes in the lid so your gecko can breathe
Place a dampened paper towel or washcloth on the bottom
Add a rough rock or piece of cork bark
Spray the insides of this container
Add the gecko
Snap on the lid
Place this container near a lamp (or other low heat source) using a low wattage bulb (15 watt or 25 watt incandescent bulb or similar wattage compact fluorescent) to further increase humidity
Monitor the temperature frequently
Monitor your gecko at all times

Would a piece of brick work?

 

[Scarygirl]

How large is the stuck area? dime size?

Try this. Monitor your leo frequently!

Humidity Chamber---METHOD #1:
Take a plastic container a little bigger than your gecko
Poke holes in the lid so your gecko can breathe
Place a dampened paper towel or washcloth on the bottom
Add a rough rock or piece of cork bark
Spray the insides of this container
Add the gecko
Snap on the lid
Place this container near a lamp (or other low heat source) using a low wattage bulb (15 watt or 25 watt incandescent bulb or similar wattage compact fluorescent) to further increase humidity
Monitor the temperature frequently
Monitor your gecko at all times

I'm sorry, I'm still new to all this. And like I said, I thought this shed would take care of it. I don't always know what to look for and it the past, she never had this problem.

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Just do the steps without the rock or any rough object. OK?

 

[Scarygirl]

Just do the steps without the rock or any rough object. OK?

Doing it now I should've asked this before, but it slipped my mind, is it okay to use electrical tape to tape down the probes in her hide?

 

[Scarygirl]

Also, is there a way to keep the paper towel from cooling down so quickly?

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Doing it now I should've asked this before, but it slipped my mind, is it okay to use electrical tape to tape down the probes in her hide?

Also, is there a way to keep the paper towel from cooling down so quickly?

Ceramic/slate with conduct heat far better than paper towel. Even those exoterra hides get hot on the outside I find. My hot hide is 88F-95F inside, but the roof of it is around 97F.

Yes on the electrical tape. However, no special tape is required.

I just tape both the probes together and place them in my leo's warm dry hide.

I recommend tile just like Shawn has suggested in post #81.

 

[Scarygirl]

Yes on the electrical tape. However, no special tape is required.

I just tape both the probes together and place them in my leo's warm dry hide.

I recommend tile just like Shawn has suggested in post #81.

Okay, I wasn't sure if it might make her sick. I have them taped next to each other since the other way I had it was causing the paper towel to pull up.

Yeah, I think I'll try it. It might feel better on her belly, too

 

[Scarygirl]

Yes on the electrical tape. However, no special tape is required.

I just tape both the probes together and place them in my leo's warm dry hide.

I recommend tile just like Shawn has suggested in post #81.

Is there a way to keep the humidity chamber from cooling down so fast?

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Is there a way to keep the humidity chamber from cooling down so fast?

Cooling or drying out?

Where are you placing the warm DRY hide and the warm MOIST hide?

The humid hide will be a little cooler than warm DRY hide just because of the moisture even when both are right on top of the UTH.

What substrate have you in the humid hide?

 

[Scarygirl]

Cooling or drying out?

Where are you placing the warm DRY hide and the warm MOIST hide?

The humid hide will be a little cooler than warm DRY hide just because of the moisture even when both are right on top of the UTH.

What substrate have you in the humid hide?

No, I mean the humidity chamber you told me to make to help with the stuck shed. The paper towel cools down really quick.

 

[shawn101]

This is how my probe situates, the cord just runs under the edges of the tile and the hide goes over the probe.