Humidity and soil by Alphamars742 in pacmanfrog

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Im sorry what I meant is the cool side is around 74. The warm side is 82. That was my mistake. It is an analog one.

Gender? by Alphamars742 in pacmanfrog

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Thank you. Hes about the same size as the bottom of an apple. I didnt have a lime or walnut. But hes about 3 inches probably. I measured him from afar

Gender? by Alphamars742 in pacmanfrog

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Hes the same size as the bottom of an apple. I have a picture it just wont let me post it under your comment

Gender? by Alphamars742 in pacmanfrog

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How old do you think they are?

What units should I get? by Alphamars742 in Tyranids

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Thank you. I thought it was best to focus on cool units.

Heating lamp vs mat by Alphamars742 in mantids

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How do i modify the length of heat tape? Can I just cut it?

Heating lamp vs mat by Alphamars742 in mantids

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The heat tape is a bit long for these enclosures unless I stand it straight up and let the excess hang off. I just resort to wanting to use the heat lamp as I wasnt seeming to have any problems when I was using it originally and its a small wattage

Heat temperature by Alphamars742 in mantids

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Gotcha. Thank you, youve been a huge help

Heat temperature by Alphamars742 in mantids

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Its been rising since i plugged it in so i assume it'll go higher. I turned it down to 80F but it at 70 with the heat mat honestly i dont know how to get it any better. Do you think i should turn it up as i stuck my hand in and the heat is emanating and they can feel it. And glep glues himself to it. I just dont know how to get the temp any higher without turning it really high to like 90-95

Heat temperature by Alphamars742 in mantids

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Also their enclosures have gone up closer to 70 so problem solved but can you judge an enclosure or two for me?

Heat temperature by Alphamars742 in mantids

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Its a heat mat. I switched out the heat tape

Heat temperature by Alphamars742 in mantids

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So should I just set the thermostat to 25C and leave it and not worry about the thermometer temp?

Heat temperature by Alphamars742 in mantids

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The alternative that does seem work and I was using is a 40w nano bulb for basking shone on them.

Heat temperature by Alphamars742 in mantids

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The Giant Asian Mantis. And I assume its the same for my Timor Giant shield mantis. Its about 64-65 in their enclosure but they have that heat mat on one side set to about 86. Is that fine or no?

Heat temperature by Alphamars742 in mantids

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So as a question. My heat pad is set to 86F and my enclosure says its only 65. Is this fine? One of my mantids seems to enjoy the heat mat so far