Hi, with my chondros hatching i wanted to check where you reccomend to put the probe from the thermostat? I have mine stuck onto the heat mat under the tub.
Probe placement in hatchling tubs?
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 chrisj565 |
Probe placement in hatchling tubs? |
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bigsnakes |
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Posts: 57 (04/13/08 17:40:28) |
I use egg surface temps.
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Posts: 149 (04/14/08 02:56:31) |
Here is a photo of where I place a probe in a hatchling rack.
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greg stephens2 |
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Posts: 135 (04/14/08 06:06:57) |
As Buddy posted in the tub around your heat source is a very good call, and fixing it in a set location is advised.
You can also place it out side the tub in the air space of the rack again close to the heat source, all though this takes a bit more time to work out the best location to obtain the right consistent tub temps and gradient. Both options have pros and con's but work well.
Greg Stephens
gstephens_1@clearviewcatv.net I lost JB's watch!!!!! I have big steel pole envy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was told ,"By the way.........plastic is plastic - I've been in the cancer field for 20+ years now and I've never had a patient get cancer from burning plastic!" I had to ask my self what was this guy thinking!! 
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chrisj565 |
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Posts: 11 (04/14/08 06:17:34) |
Hi, yes i thought in the tub over the heat source but how do you know they are all the same? To get the correct humidity levels i flood the floor of the
container, surely the ammount/temp of water is all going to change the temp from the set tub with the probe in?
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BuddyBuscemi |
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Posts: 150 (04/14/08 11:17:54) |
Chris
When possible I set the probe in a tub with out an animal. When it is set this way I never really open the tub with the probe. Buddy B |
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Posts: 1187 (04/14/08 12:01:49) Registered User |
Much like Buddy, I have a control tub that I use for my thermostat probe placement. As for the actual placement, I place my probe on the floor of the tub
directly on top of the heat tape. The reason I place it here is because in my room conditions I noted "over heating" on the tub surface when I
originally had the probe placed near perch hight.
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greg stephens2 |
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Posts: 136 (04/14/08 12:17:25) |
Chris,
Again Buddy makes a good point, sacrificing a tub to the probe is bar far the way to go with the probe in the tub type set up. As for making sure all the tubs are staying close to that set point, a nice infrared thermometer can make this pretty easy. Now depending on how your rack is set up, with either belly heat or back heat using water as a substrate with belly heat will turn the water into a heat sink and decrease your gradient from front to back. But the water substrate will also buffer the tub temps from any sharp spikes or dips in temp. In either case your new kids will need less RH after they shed for the 1st time, and you should be able to just mist them while using paper towels for a substrate. Over all depending on the size of your rack you shouldn't experience to much difference in tub temps as long as you're rack in not placed in a room that has erratic temp swings. Here is a pic of my rack and I am getting less than a degree difference from top to bottom at the basking area or back of the tub. 
As you can see I am running only one thermostat and the probe is placed on the 2nd row up from the bottom. Now my room is very consistent as far as temps go which helps in keeping the rack more consistent. I also have my probe suspended between the two tubs in the air space of the rack, at perch height about 2" away from the 11" flexwatt that is used as my back heat source. Hope that helps!
Greg Stephens
gstephens_1@clearviewcatv.net I lost JB's watch!!!!! I have big steel pole envy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was told ,"By the way.........plastic is plastic - I've been in the cancer field for 20+ years now and I've never had a patient get cancer from burning plastic!" I had to ask my self what was this guy thinking!!
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