UTH getting too hot!!!

[abrahamavelar]

well today i did my cage cleaning and i used two layers of paper towels, but i found out after a few hours of being set up that its getting too hot so what i did was to get a car board piece and put it right above the UTH and under the paper towels to brigh it down it still pretty hot but not as hot, also i have the prove inside the hide (the ceramic bulb box) and might be one of the reasons why is it too hot but i still decided to put the card board is there anything else i could do????

 

[OnlineGeckos]

If you want a peace of mind, you could get a thermostat and pretty much not have to worry about it anymore.

If not, you could try using tiles.

 

[abrahamavelar]

well this is a pic of the prove in the diy ghetto hide

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[abrahamavelar]

If you want a peace of mind, you could get a thermostat and pretty much not have to worry about it anymore.

If not, you could try using tiles.

ive been looking for thermostat but the only one ive found is a rethostat or whatever its called by zoo med which has really bad reviews and it doesnt really give you good instructions

 

[abrahamavelar]

and ofcourse im gonna get one but dont know which one should i get, im also thinking tile or slate but well as of right now i need to wait a little bit since the budget its running low, and as of right now i decided to put anoher piece of cardboard until i solve the issue

 

[OnlineGeckos]

ive been looking for thermostat but the only one ive found is a rethostat or whatever its called by zoo med which has really bad reviews and it doesnt really give you good instructions

Try this one, great reviews, and it's probably the only digital reading thermostat you'll find at that price range.

 

[abrahamavelar]

thanks ill check it out and might get it this coming paycheck

 

[GeckoDude31]

^I have one and love it! 2 year waraanty, too!

 

[abrahamavelar]

ok thats a big plus!!!! btw i love the pics of both of your geckos (mardy and phatsprinter) just wondering how fat does the tail has to be to know its healty, i know my gecko is on the kinny side, it was poorly taken care of

 

[OnlineGeckos]

ok thats a big plus!!!! btw i love the pics of both of your geckos (mardy and phatsprinter) just wondering how fat does the tail has to be to know its healty, i know my gecko is on the kinny side, it was poorly taken care of

Tail should be plump but if you have a growing gecko that's under 1 year old, it's ok if their tail isn't fat. They use a lot of the nutrients and fat growing and filling their body up, a lot of the fat doesn't get stored up until later on.

 

[abrahamavelar]

Tail should be plump but if you have a growing gecko that's under 1 year old, it's ok if their tail isn't fat. They use a lot of the nutrients and fat growing and filling their body up, a lot of the fat doesn't get stored up until later on.

well i was told it was between 1-3 years old n it was only fed 1-2 crickets a day, now s/he eats 5+ mealworms a day plus 4-5 crickets oh yeah today i gave it some wax worms as a treat

 

[abrahamavelar]

i went to the petstore and i asked for a thermostat or rheostat and as i was talking to the "reptile/leopard gecko expert" said that my problem is that i dont have sand or the exo terra thing as a substrate and thats why it gets too hot and it will void any 30 day guarantee on geckos for it, so i decided to go get the tiles from home depot

 

[Crunchewy]

How accurate is that thermostat and how does it work? Is there a temp probe you put in the tank or something that attached to the heat pad? Something else?

Also I'm a little confused by this thread. Are we saying you can't use paper towels if you use a heat pad?

 

[abrahamavelar]

Idk how accurate the rheostat n thermostat are but I order one that mardy was talkkng about, it had great reviews, digital n cheap

 

[Crunchewy]

I got mine (the one Mardy recommended) and it does have a temp probe. Where do I put the temp probe? In the tank on the floor (which I guess would mean cutting a hole in the tank cover or leaving it partially open) or put it between the mat and the glass?

 

[abrahamavelar]

Inside, u could let the lid sit on it an it will still close

 

[abrahamavelar]

well i just got the thermostat on the mail today!!!!! i will be installing it tomorrow since tomorrow is cage cleaning day!!!!

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