well i finally did it

[mo1416]

Did you get the flourescent light too?

[Rex322]

no i didnt. but where do you put the thermostat probe?

[Yorick]

sadly no he didnt

[Rex322]

i dont need the light lol. i feel that i spent enough money

[Rex322]

i guess if it doesnt work out ill just have to rig a bulb in there somehow

[mo1416]

I drilled a small hole just big enough to fit the probe through the back side into. I did this in my middle cage since I figured it would be beteer for me since I have the 2 422d's and I just bought a 421d a month ago to use as a stand and storage for my extra supplies ie:spray bottle, substrate and little pooper sccoper thing to help scoop up the snake poo.

[Rex322]

im sure ill figure something out when it gets here. lol, we will just have to wait and see

[mo1416]

I use duct tape to keep the probe in place since my Boa likes to move it. I learned that trick myself.

[Rex322]

thats not a good idea. i had a friend who had duct tape in the enclosure and the snakie got itself stuck to it. it ripped a bunch of scales off. i would have to say, its fine as long as the heat tape heats the floor evenly

[mo1416]

The problem with that then is that my girl moves the temp probe around above the substrate which is about an inch deep. So if she moves it then the heatpad used to go to 95 and up. I realized this after about a week of having this set-up.

[mo1416]

Do you think a hot glue gun would serve the same purpose.

[Rex322]

idk, the snake would have to be out of the enclosure for sure though

[bigballin]

wouldnt the radiant heat panel be better? i mean do they always need belly heat?