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Thermostat Probe Placement (Heat Panel)

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REPTILEN1NJA

i got a heat panel for my green tree python its in a pvc cage. anyways i experiment many different places on where to put the probe for my helix thermostat and found that to get the most accurate temps you got to put the probe on the heat panel itself and i had it hanging out a couple of inches below the heat panel i got outrageus temps . where do you put your probe ?


Points:	50
Topics:	Heating
Tags:	Chondro, Heating, Probe, Thermostat
Species:	Pythons > Morelia > Morelia viridis
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Member Comment

2/9/2009 3:34:44 PM

Kaiyudsai

Don't place it real close otherwise it will keep shutting off.... If you are setting the temps based upon the warm side of the cage, place it mid height under the heat panel;

Author Comment

2/9/2009 4:12:31 PM

REPTILEN1NJA

ive placed it on the top perch b4,and i kept getting crazy temps like 110 degress.the way i have it now directly under the side i get a gradient of 82-88 on the hot side

Accepted Answer

2/9/2009 6:53:58 PM

gfx

If its a PVC cage from Jim, there's a little notch on top of the vent, the probe comes through there.

I put my probes on the top most branch under the heat panel for the arboreal cages and stick them to the wall about a 1/2" above the substrage for the terrestrial cages.

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1/14/2011 7:38:22 AM

abi21491

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