Kipley
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My Redfoots have outgrown their indoor table and need to move to a large enclosure in my unheated garage for the winter. I have a RHP already, and will be adding a Kane mat.
I have a Herpstat dual outlet thermostat. I'll use one outlet for the RHP and the other for the Kane mat. The Herpstat is pretty nice - can be programmed as a timer or humidistat to control a humidifier. The thermostat setting allows me to program a typical on/off response to temp, or a dimming function, more like a rheostat.
Would it be best to use the dimming function?
And should I lay the temp probe on the mat, or hang it above? My understanding, and it is limited...is that the mat doesn't heat ambient air, it is a conduction type heat? The tortoise has to be on the mat to enjoy the heat, correct? So it seems a temp probe hanging mid air isn't going to be of much use for the mat, and it would be better to have the probe touching the mat?
Thanks for any suggestions.
And Thanks for moving this post to an appropriate spot!
I have a Herpstat dual outlet thermostat. I'll use one outlet for the RHP and the other for the Kane mat. The Herpstat is pretty nice - can be programmed as a timer or humidistat to control a humidifier. The thermostat setting allows me to program a typical on/off response to temp, or a dimming function, more like a rheostat.
Would it be best to use the dimming function?
And should I lay the temp probe on the mat, or hang it above? My understanding, and it is limited...is that the mat doesn't heat ambient air, it is a conduction type heat? The tortoise has to be on the mat to enjoy the heat, correct? So it seems a temp probe hanging mid air isn't going to be of much use for the mat, and it would be better to have the probe touching the mat?
Thanks for any suggestions.
And Thanks for moving this post to an appropriate spot!
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