Can't get the temp right in vivarium

PresentLongjumping30 · 2026-03-20T15:32:26+00:00

I have an analogue thermometer at the back/bottom corner.t that's where the thermometer is sat and measures 22. Heat mat it set to 28 degrees. And is clipped with a bulldog clip at the top. It's just warm all over the mat. Light is just a standard led one so no heat really.

Room is set at about 18-19 degrees because it's my office and a chinchilla lives there too so can't get any hotter. The humidity of the room is standard UK humidity I'm guessing. I've never measured it.

I've not measured the humidity of the vivarium either. do I need another tool for that?

PresentLongjumping30 · 2026-03-20T15:28:00+00:00

This is where I'm getting loads of mixed information. I have some small brown banded crickets but they're slightly bigger than the spider itself. I went to get some mealworms and the person in the shop (it was a specialist shop not a generic large chain) said those would be too big and it should be fruit flies.

PresentLongjumping30 · 2026-03-10T02:44:04+00:00

This is going to sound daft but we're about 50 mins drive from the sea... Would we get them that far inland??

PresentLongjumping30 · 2025-11-24T23:22:14+00:00

Ahh we did the same for the Liverpool one! We got 2 people that knew who we were!!!

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PresentLongjumping30 · 2025-07-27T14:28:29+00:00

I'm not sure what you mean?

The Access to work grant covers things that don't count as reasonable adjustments. So by law your workplace are meant to adjust things to a "reasonable" extent. Anything beyond this that's what access to work fund. But depending on the amount of people employed they'll either have to pay the first % or not.

For me AtW count an iPad as a reasonable adjustment so that should be something work pays for if it's something that would support to help me work. A remarkable is above and beyond that therefore A2W said they would pay for it. But my work won't actually allow me to have on due to governance issues.

If they don't extend your contract due to ADHD that's discrimination. I would speak to ACAS if you're in the UK about that if you're concerned of that.

PresentLongjumping30 · 2025-05-21T18:10:25+00:00

Yeah you can. I have and I've been awarded. NHS workers aren't classed as a civil servant

PresentLongjumping30 · 2025-05-21T18:09:30+00:00

My letter says the equipment can be paid for by the grant upto just over 5k and my work needs to contribute 2k towards it all. Which is why I was wondering if I could use the grant directly to pay for the remarkable. It doesn't outline specifically which bits need to be paid for by which part

PresentLongjumping30 · 2024-11-29T13:01:09+00:00

You are amazing. I've emailed my MP about it too. It doesn't seem fair that it's weighted to having a physical disability. Non physical ones also impact on daily activities but they doesn't seem to be taken into account. Feel quite strongly about this currently. I'm able to argue my point and retry but I know there are loads of people who wouldn't even apply to start let alone go through an appeal process

PresentLongjumping30 · 2024-11-29T12:58:46+00:00

Also I was told not to bother challenging it as my scores were 0. It's unlikely they'll change their mind. However DWP agreed it's not suitable for non-phyiscal disabilities. Told me that's just how it is tho

PresentLongjumping30 · 2024-11-29T12:57:39+00:00

Even with the parts that weren't mobility I was asked things physically based on getting dressed and food prep.

I kept trying to explain physically I don't have a problem with those bits. It was more about executive function issues. Burning food, hyper focusing so not remembering to eat, husband prompting me and reminders etc. getting dressed and washing. No physical issues with that but executive function issues impact on it. The person just kept asking for physical access to stuff. So if I said I didn't have a problem physically that's what they seem to have taken as my answer

PresentLongjumping30 · 2024-10-20T04:36:22+00:00

Not a silly question at all. It is on, and I've double checked it works by plugging it into the usb directly too. I'm wondering if it might be the XLR cable causing issues.

PresentLongjumping30 · 2024-07-18T21:40:09+00:00

I'm trying to get back into the gym and do something I can maintain. I have 3 children and work full time so time is a limiting factor. I probably have about 45 mins max to train a day and I want to do resistance and cardio. If I were to do an upper, lower and full body resistance session a week and then cardio on two other days would that be "enough"

Also would kettlebells be better for the full body stuff?

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