MoskiWoski
Not so new Member
I feel like I've been having problems getting my temps stabilized. I use a thermostat with a probe and have it taped to the back wall about 1 cm from my Coastals basking perch, at about the same height. I have my stat set at 27-28, but when I read the temp of his basking perch (infrared temp gun) it will be anywhere from 31 to 36. If I turn it down, I feel like I'm going to let the whole cage cool down too much.
Where do you place your probe to get an accurate reading? I feel that since the probe is a cm away from the basking spot, I SHOULD be able to set it to 32 and be done with it. But if I have it set to 28 now, and the surface temp of his perch is up to 36 at times, I would cook him. And if I put the probe directly on his perch, he could lay on it, causing it to not shut off properly. For some reason this is the only setup I've ever had this problem with. The cage is only 30cm high, and his basking perch is about 10cm from the top. Is it too high?
They say the best way to check temps is with an infrared gun. That reads surface temp only. Not ambient temp. So this is saying my ambient temp is 28, but the surface temp of his perch (one cm away, is 36. Does this sound right??
Sorry this is so long. Where do you place your probes and what temp to you set the stat to obtain a 32-34 basking spot??
My cool side goes down to 22. If the temps get too hot under his lamp, will he just move to a cooler location? Or could it potentially hurt him??
Thank you very much to anyone and everyone that replies.
Casey
Where do you place your probe to get an accurate reading? I feel that since the probe is a cm away from the basking spot, I SHOULD be able to set it to 32 and be done with it. But if I have it set to 28 now, and the surface temp of his perch is up to 36 at times, I would cook him. And if I put the probe directly on his perch, he could lay on it, causing it to not shut off properly. For some reason this is the only setup I've ever had this problem with. The cage is only 30cm high, and his basking perch is about 10cm from the top. Is it too high?
They say the best way to check temps is with an infrared gun. That reads surface temp only. Not ambient temp. So this is saying my ambient temp is 28, but the surface temp of his perch (one cm away, is 36. Does this sound right??
Sorry this is so long. Where do you place your probes and what temp to you set the stat to obtain a 32-34 basking spot??
My cool side goes down to 22. If the temps get too hot under his lamp, will he just move to a cooler location? Or could it potentially hurt him??
Thank you very much to anyone and everyone that replies.
Casey