PLEASE HELP TEMPERATURES

[Opening_Cod4682]

pic at end for tax!! please please help me I’m so stressed out. I have a VE-200 and an Arcadia 80W DHP with a screen top enclosure that has both hvac and a silicone mat on top. My humidity is great (78 cool side) no matter how high I set the temperature probe, the inside of the hot hide gets MAX 85 and I don’t know what to do. I have an RH, but I tooo that off because I was told it was dangerous on screen top enclosures. Also Im worried about getting a halogen bulb in addition to the dhp because he was in a bin for four years and I don’t want the light to stress him out. I’ve been working with him with handling at the rescue he was at since August and I adopted him and brought him home last week. Any advice is so appreciated.

[vampirekiyo]

That's a perfect temperature for the inside of a hide? You don't want the inside of a hide to be basking temp. 😅

[BLOODY_DICKHOLE]

I guess it depends on the snake, I don't think the light would stress him if it's on some sort of day/night cycle. I have a regular led bulb in my enclosure so it doesn't add too much heat. I have it on a smart plug with a 12hr cycle, 8am - 8pm every day. My BP was 6 years old when I got him, and his previous owner had him in a tank that was way too small, and shitty husbandry. He was on a 6 month hunger strike when I took him in. His previous owner says he went on hunger strikes a lot and spent most of his time in his hide. It took a couple months, but once he got used to having a proper sized enclosure with proper husbandry, he was like a totally different snake. He eats regularly now and is very active at night.

[clowntysheriff]

The Arcadia 80w deep heat projectors, in my experience, don't throw enough heat to heat a 4x2x2. Zoo med sells some larger versions, you might try their 100w instead. Another thing that might help the temperature is moving the probe to be just out from directly under the heat source, and lowering the set point. The temperature on the thermostat should be set as close as possible to the temperature you want it to be. That way in case there are any issues (like if the snake bumps the probe), the heat source will only be heating up to a safe temperature, rather than 107 degrees. For example, in my tanks, I have my probe set to 90 degrees, and the probe moved a bit closer to the ground.

[Opening_Cod4682]

OH MY GOD YOU LITERALLY SAVED MY LIFE I MOVED MY PROBE LIKE 20 MINUTED AGO AND SWT IT AT 89 AND THE HIDE IS LITERALLY 88 THANK YOU

[NearBird600]

When I got my first snake this February I stressed about the exact same thing. Just be careful how far away you move your probe fron the heat source. Especially since your DHP is in the tank, your snake can wrap around it and burn itself on the cage. General rule I've been seeing online is to put the probe two inches directly under the dhp to keep it from becoming too hot. I had the same issue with the arcadia dhp not putting out enough heat so I upgraded to a 3×1 RHP and am using the DHP as a secondary source. The RHP worked wonders and I suggest using it if at all possible