An update. Shifting everything over didn't work, because the warm side temps came down. So I ordered another CHE for the cool side. But it turns out, my new Zilla thermostat must be bad, or I'm using it wrong, because it never turns on the CHE. I tried the CHE without the stat, and it works...
I got a baby bath thermometer to help me keep an eye on Yoda's bath temperature. It's bigger than he is! It works well, except that I have to raise it up about 1/4" because it doesn't float in Yoda's shallow bathwater, and therefore the sensors read the temp of the dish and not the water. I...
Tom,
That's worth a try. And thank you for posting links! One of the hardest things I have found with a new tortoise is finding the light fixture that works with the bulb, which works with the thermostat. I do have a Zilla stat, but it doesn't work with my CHE/fixture combo, so I'm not using...
Hello,
What is the best way to raise the cool side temp of Yoda's enclosure about 5 degrees? It's currently about 75 degrees on the farthest end. He's in a 55 gallon. I have a 125w Solar Glo bulb on the warm side, with a 100w CHE in the middle. With the CHE on all the time plus the Solar Glo...