Reptitherm use.

[TommyZ]

Hi all,

I may be mistaken,but i recall reading not to use the under tank reptitherm pad if the room it is in goes above 80 degrees? Am i remembering this accuratly? The reason i ask is i need it on to keep my humidity up, when i turn it off humidity drops. Soooo, idk what to do...any advice? Gracias

 

[mike taylor]

I don't see a problem with it as long as your bedding is thick so your tort does not get burned.
I would put it on a thermostat. Some people use the heat rope type tied to chicken wire on a thermostat to keep humidity up. I don't see the difference in the two.
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[TommyZ]

Yep go it on the 500r, i just wasnt sure if it was bad if the tort room went above 80 degrees, if so id put an ac in the room. Got 5 inches of cypress, enough right?

 

[mike taylor]

Sorry,for taking so long to answer you back. I would use some kind of ac unit in the room to make sure it does not get to hot in the room. Red foots like it 80-85 and the same for humidity at least that is what I try to keep my indoor set up . I don't know how you keep your temperatures set if you have no climate control in the room. I would be careful in using any heating sorce in a room with no climate control. I would put some top soil in the bottom and the cypress on the top . Add some plants to the enclosure it helps keep humidity up. See tortoisetable to get a list of tort.safe food you can plant.

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[theelectraco]

Turn your enclosure into a closed chamber and you won't lose the humidity and can ditch the UTH.


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[TommyZ]

Hey guys,

The room is "climate controlled", its just that my house is 100+ years old, so we have baseboard heating, and no central air, so i have to use window AC units. Since he needes in the mid 80's everyday I wasn't sure if me even putting an AC unit in the room was important, on the really hot day last week the room was 84 degrees. Then i realized i thought i recalled reading not to use the pad if the in room temperature exceeded 80. Ive got the pad and lamp on a thermostat. I keep 5 inch substrate, 4 inch of cypress and 1 inch reptibark, but i may be switching to peat moss. For some reason in NJ, no where sells cypress mulch, so im forced to buy the zoo med stuff which is way over priced.

I keep most of the enclosure closed, i cover it with plexiglass, even still if the heat pad is off humidity drops some, down to about 50%. I will try the peat moss and see how it does with a few plants inside. I planted some flower seeds which are sprouting, but a whiles away from being tort ready. For a lil guy, hes like a bull dozer, lol.

 

[theelectraco]

If your room is 84 that is fine, just turn off the heat sources in the enclosure and double check that the enclosure is staying above 80 still.


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