hellosugaree
04-18-12, 06:41 AM
I am just curious for those of you that have between 3-10 snakes in display enclosures (not tiny tubs/racks), how do you keep all the temps regulated? I have a small carpet python, and I plan on getting at least 1 to 50 million more ;) (no, really, only a few more). Right now he is in a glass aquarium, but eventually I will get him into a plastic display type cage (something like AP).
He is in an upstairs room of my house. I try to keep the house at constant temp, but since the thermostat sensor/controller for the house is downstairs, the upstairs doesn't quite stay at a constant temp. On a couple of days, the temps got pretty high in the tank. I had to get a rheostat to turn down the lamp and completely unplug the UTH. On colder days, I have to use both a lamp and UTH unregulated to keep the temps up. Needless to say, I need a thermostat, because I don't want to have to constantly move lamps up and down and on and off 3 times a day. What kind of thermostat do you recommend for a small number of enclosures. I would prefer something that can be used for up to 4 enclosures and can have a programmed night temperature separate from daytime temps. Also, if you are running multiple enclosures off a single thermostat, how do you ensure they all get heated evenly? If you have a single probe, then you can only put it in one enclosure. I guess if you use the same heat setup in all enclosures then they should be pretty close to each other in temps, but if a heater in the enclosure with the probe fails, the thermostat will read cold and pump out max heat to the other tank. Are there thermostats with independent probes and controls for multiple cages, or do I have to buy a separate one for each cage?
Anyway, just wondering what people use to manage their small to medium collections. I'm keeping carpet pythons and I would like to be able to see them, so sterilite tub rack systems won't really apply. Either way I'd love to hear how you manage multiple animals with proper temps and not too much worry.
He is in an upstairs room of my house. I try to keep the house at constant temp, but since the thermostat sensor/controller for the house is downstairs, the upstairs doesn't quite stay at a constant temp. On a couple of days, the temps got pretty high in the tank. I had to get a rheostat to turn down the lamp and completely unplug the UTH. On colder days, I have to use both a lamp and UTH unregulated to keep the temps up. Needless to say, I need a thermostat, because I don't want to have to constantly move lamps up and down and on and off 3 times a day. What kind of thermostat do you recommend for a small number of enclosures. I would prefer something that can be used for up to 4 enclosures and can have a programmed night temperature separate from daytime temps. Also, if you are running multiple enclosures off a single thermostat, how do you ensure they all get heated evenly? If you have a single probe, then you can only put it in one enclosure. I guess if you use the same heat setup in all enclosures then they should be pretty close to each other in temps, but if a heater in the enclosure with the probe fails, the thermostat will read cold and pump out max heat to the other tank. Are there thermostats with independent probes and controls for multiple cages, or do I have to buy a separate one for each cage?
Anyway, just wondering what people use to manage their small to medium collections. I'm keeping carpet pythons and I would like to be able to see them, so sterilite tub rack systems won't really apply. Either way I'd love to hear how you manage multiple animals with proper temps and not too much worry.