Hi all!
I just changed the 75watt reptile radiator for a 200 watt ceramic heat emitter, on a pulse proportional thermostat, to maintain ambient temps in my indian star baby's viv. This is doing a much better job! I use a 75watt halogen as a basking spot.
Problem is my humid hide... It's located under the CHE. I was using a plastic tub with a hole in, but he never seemed to want to go in. So instead I'm using a resin half log hide, which is against the back wall of the viv, and has sphagnum moss in. Problem is, although ambient temp in the viv is 26-28c, and directly under the CHE around 30c.... the humid hide substrate is about 24c!!
Any ideas?
I think it's because the hide is warming up but is blocking the heat from reaching and warming the substrate??
Any help would be great
Cheers
John
I just changed the 75watt reptile radiator for a 200 watt ceramic heat emitter, on a pulse proportional thermostat, to maintain ambient temps in my indian star baby's viv. This is doing a much better job! I use a 75watt halogen as a basking spot.
Problem is my humid hide... It's located under the CHE. I was using a plastic tub with a hole in, but he never seemed to want to go in. So instead I'm using a resin half log hide, which is against the back wall of the viv, and has sphagnum moss in. Problem is, although ambient temp in the viv is 26-28c, and directly under the CHE around 30c.... the humid hide substrate is about 24c!!
Any ideas?
I think it's because the hide is warming up but is blocking the heat from reaching and warming the substrate??
Any help would be great
Cheers
John
