MaeBell16
Bearded Dragon Egg
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Hello! I am working on getting my heat and light where I want them in a newly built enclosure and I am working with an unfamiliar thermostat. I am using the ZooMed ReptiTemp digital thermostat since I had access to one from a friend and wanted my stacked enclosures to match. The one I have set up so far is the brand new one.
My enclosure is 4x2x2 and I am using ceramic heat externally above the mesh top. I currently have 2 150watt ceramic heat emitters on the warm side, one is on 24/7 and one is on the thermostat. I am working to see if these will be enough but the issue I am seeing is the accuracy of the device.
Out of curiosity, I checked the enclosure with a heat gun I use for my ball pythons and found that the heat in the area of the probe is reading roughly 10 degrees higher with the heat gun than the probe is reporting. I tried moving the probe under the other emitter and verifying the device and cable were in solid condition but those readings were consistent.
I was curious if anyone has experience with this device and if there is any way to adjust the probe to read more accurately? If not, I will just temp it a few more times and note the discrepant amount then set my controller to whatever number will make the REAL temperature be a healthy basking temperature for my girl. It is just frustrating to have a digital screen displaying a temperature outside the optimal range constantly even if I know it is just because the probe is incorrect.
Thanks for taking the time to read this!
Margaret, Belle, and Dovah
My enclosure is 4x2x2 and I am using ceramic heat externally above the mesh top. I currently have 2 150watt ceramic heat emitters on the warm side, one is on 24/7 and one is on the thermostat. I am working to see if these will be enough but the issue I am seeing is the accuracy of the device.
Out of curiosity, I checked the enclosure with a heat gun I use for my ball pythons and found that the heat in the area of the probe is reading roughly 10 degrees higher with the heat gun than the probe is reporting. I tried moving the probe under the other emitter and verifying the device and cable were in solid condition but those readings were consistent.
I was curious if anyone has experience with this device and if there is any way to adjust the probe to read more accurately? If not, I will just temp it a few more times and note the discrepant amount then set my controller to whatever number will make the REAL temperature be a healthy basking temperature for my girl. It is just frustrating to have a digital screen displaying a temperature outside the optimal range constantly even if I know it is just because the probe is incorrect.
Thanks for taking the time to read this!
Margaret, Belle, and Dovah