How do you F/K

[mykee]

Kyle, I prefer to tape down my probe to the heat tape and calibrate the temps in the enclosure that way rather than inserting the probe into the enclosure for one simple reason; I can control the probe better outside the enclosure than in it. The snake can move the probe, pee on it, lay on it, etc. All things that will change the input to the thermostat therby changing the temps innappropriately. I set my thermsotats to 94 for adults and 93 for hatchlings/yearlings and because of the rock solid consistent temps in my reptile room, the heat tape is only working at 97-98 degrees. The differences between the thermostat setting and the actual in the enclosure settings are always because of the ambient air temp. I don't know how many times I read on the forums that people have their thermostats set at 93, and they can only get them up to 77. They him and haw that their thermostats and/or heat tape is dysfunctional until it finally comes to pass that the ambient air temps in their room is 61 degrees. I keep my room between 80-82 all year. Never had an issue.

[Chu'Wuti]

CO2 will not harm the snake fursure, because I know it will not react in the stomach as it did in the rats lungs.

CO2 doesn't "react" in the lungs. It simply replaces the O2 that we rely on. All of us breathe in both O2 and CO2 (and several other gasses). When an animal is given pure CO2 to breathe, it simply asphixiates because the O2 in its body is replaced by the CO2. The animal may experience a few moments of dizziness, rapid breathing, and increased heart rate as its body speeds up breathing & heart rate in an effort to get more oxygen. However, this won't last long, as once the CO2 levels in the atmosphere it is breathing go up over 5%, asphixiation is certain within minutes. Then it will simply go to sleep.

Once it is dead, the CO2 in its body--specifically, its blood--has been converted to other forms, such as bicarbonate and carbaminos, that are not harmful to other life.

[Kmef07]

Kyle, I prefer to tape down my probe to the heat tape and calibrate the temps in the enclosure that way rather than inserting the probe into the enclosure for one simple reason; I can control the probe better outside the enclosure than in it. The snake can move the probe, pee on it, lay on it, etc. All things that will change the input to the thermostat therby changing the temps innappropriately. I set my thermsotats to 94 for adults and 93 for hatchlings/yearlings and because of the rock solid consistent temps in my reptile room, the heat tape is only working at 97-98 degrees. The differences between the thermostat setting and the actual in the enclosure settings are always because of the ambient air temp. I don't know how many times I read on the forums that people have their thermostats set at 93, and they can only get them up to 77. They him and haw that their thermostats and/or heat tape is dysfunctional until it finally comes to pass that the ambient air temps in their room is 61 degrees. I keep my room between 80-82 all year. Never had an issue.

When i actually set up my reptile room i am defiantly going to keep a radiant heater to keep the room at the correct temp and then i will do the heat tape under the tubs just like you described. so the gradient in your tubs go from like 95 or so over the heat tape and then tapers to a little over room temp? My setup now is crazy it gets like 80 in the corners in the day and then the "basking spot" is around mid 90s and then around that is 87-82 and then at night the corners go to 73 and the rest stays mostly the same. but about 3-4 degrees cooler. i've been told that is pretty much ideal for brb babies.