Heat problems

[ashley.harwood]

hey guys having heat problems my enclosure it is glass case with mesh on top, 4 vents down bottom size is 900hx600wx600d lighting is infrared heat glow 150watt red lamp with a 150watt reptile one reflector running on a vivarium 600watt dimming thermostat getting 28.6 at the bottom and 30.6 at the top is this normal + has anyone had a dimming thermost because when mine lights up about half the power it is flickering some times

 

[JAS101]

whats the issue with the heat ? u havnt explained what your keeping in it . sd for the light flickering are u sure its not the globe ?

 

[ashley.harwood]

am i ment to only have a 2 degree gap and its not the globe have been running it for a hour now and no flickering with out thermostat think its faulty

 

[JAS101]

a 150watt is way too much , thats why its heating the whole enclosure . also the placement of the thermostat probe can have a no gradiant afect aswell .have u got any pics of the enclosure?

 

[AshMan]

we cant give you any real advice unless you tell us what your keeping in the tank.

 

[pythrulz]

What are you keeping in there unless its a lacey or similiar your going to cook it with a 150 watt bulb

 

[ashley.harwood]

jungle python yearling, got the set-up as a set

 

[JAS101]

jungle python yearling, got the set-up as a set

still no need for a 150wt heat source , if your thermostat fails u will cook your snake .
i would change it to a lower wattage and put some branches in up near the heat source at diffrent heights [ make sure any globe has a wire cage around it] .

 

[ashley.harwood]

Just need to get some branches, where do you suggest to put the sensor for the thermostat
And what wattage globe do you suggest
Thanks Ash

 

[Fantazmic]

glass tanks do not work for snakes....as you are discovering it is too hard to regulate the temperature.....what you save in using the tank rather than making/buying a melamine enclosure you will spend in heating bill

Elizabeth

 

[Bax155]

How does this Jungle access the hottest part of the enclosure? Its stuck on the bottom, you need a branch that gets close to the top and get rid of the glass and go for a melamine enclosure, my guess is this enclosure is way to big aswell!!

 

[SYNeR]

Don't use glass? I use the exact same enclosure for my yearling jungle python and I've never had a problem.

Whether or not to use glass I think largely comes down to your location. I'm in Newcastle, and I'm glad I don't have a melamine enclosure. I have a melamine enclosure for my Stimpson python, and the temperatures it has been getting to are ridiculous (especially considering I only run a heat mat and small wattage CFL).

True in Melbourne your heating bill may go up and offset the savings from getting a glass enclosure. But it's the inverse here. I'd rather have issues heating the enclosure properly than getting it to cool. In regards to heating the enclosure, I haven't had any problems with achieving a temp gradient.

It sure is annoying having run two air conditioners over the last few weeks to keep my reptile enclosures and the rest of the house cool :\

 

[TA1PAN]

It is fine to use glass as long as your willing to pay more electricity. I used to have a 3 ft glass dalbarb and a 3ft melamine dalbarb enclosures...and in winter i had to use a 100watt globe in the glass one and a 40watt globe in the melamine one. (big difference in wattage hay??)