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LynneM_212
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 09/03/2011 : 08:14:56
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Hey guys especially louise!!!
This temp thing is doing my nut in !!
So ive got everything i need and my temperature gauge has died... i have literally had it about 3 -4 weeks and it cost about a tenner!!
so wanted to know what make you guys used as i bought an exo terra one ?? which ones are good,
also i noticed Kchalice last night seem a bit pale... ok quite pale.... i think she may be going into shed... shes an amel so i know i cant tell my the eyes, but by the looks of her head especially she looked sooo pale ... so am going to keep and eye on her and hope her first shed with me all goes well .... i would say im excited ... but im not ... im sooo nervous she wont shed all in one !!! |
1 corn snake: Kchalice-Serendipity
2 dogs: Kane and chester
1 C0ckatill: Rolo
1 gold fish: chips
2 Cats : Max and Jess
Location : Folkestone, Kent |
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Kehhlyr
ǝʞɐɔ sǝʌoן
United Kingdom
8173 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2011 : 08:45:59
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If you had it that short a time, I'd take the thing back for a refund if it's stopped working that quickly.
I know some people use these: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/230584834422 I use some that are very similar. |
-=Kehhlyr - The Resident Loon
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 09/03/2011 : 08:53:30
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Hey!
First shed is nerve wracking! I think I posted loads on here when Nimbus, my first corn shed lol. She will probably be fine and do a great job on her own without any help. She may be a bit grumpy around this time and hide away a bit more but thats all normal. My corns tend to hide away but are still happy to be held and don't seem to get the shedding grumps!
Right, with the temp gauge, im guessing you are reffering to a digital theremometer? Can I ask what makes you think it's broken? Has it stopeed working or is is showing crazy temps? I just get these and they work great for me http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330515528997 you can probably get them cheaper but I order in bulk and it's fast delivery so it suits me.
Also with your thermostat, ignore the temps on that, the dial is useless and you need to set the temps using the thermometer (sorry if you know this but thought it worth mentioning) Best thing is to turn the stat up full, watch the digital thermometer and when it reaches the right temp, around 28c, turn the thermostat dial until it clicks off. Keep an eye for a little while as you may need to make a few more small adjustments. According to my thermostats, they are set at 32c but the thermometers read 28-30c. |
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LynneM_212
Hatchling
United Kingdom
236 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2011 : 09:49:16
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I know i had a look last night as i was trying to see whats wrong with the temp gauge, and i was like hey she look really dull coloured compared to noraml, my mum and dad were like yesss!!! and i was like ohhh no im sooo nervous !!! but hopefulyl she will be fine, and i cant wait to be able to measure her properly, i know i need to watch out for the eye caps and the tail, and i know a few trciks off reading loads of posts of ehre to help her if she doesnt shed properly :)
I am hoping she will still let me hold her as i do miss holding her the 2 days after she has eaten !! sad i know lol!!!
Well it was fine when i first got it the last couple of weeks ive gone in and its said 19 degrees or somethign stupid like that ive wiggled the wire and its said 27....!! strange thing, last night it said something like 30 but the thermo was set to 27 n a bit and so i wiggled the wire again and it completly switched off!! yea it is a didgital thermometre!!
I really dont care how much it costs im just fed up of being worreid abotu ehr and the temps i just want it sorted now !!
and oohhh i love that idea louise... so turn the themo to full... wait for it to get to 28 degree and set it to wherever that point is when it clicks off !!1 brill idea, im deff gonna do this one tonight !!! :) also good news... Kchalise had her first fuzzie monday if i havent already said, i prob have as i get sooo over excited about her !! lol |
1 corn snake: Kchalice-Serendipity
2 dogs: Kane and chester
1 C0ckatill: Rolo
1 gold fish: chips
2 Cats : Max and Jess
Location : Folkestone, Kent |
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Sta~ple
qeeun speler
United Kingdom
6129 Posts |
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LynneM_212
Hatchling
United Kingdom
236 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2011 : 10:04:38
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Ohh ok so you both like these!!! hey that is sooo cheap compared to the one i got im going tog et it now... no neither of you have had problems with these... with the suction cups how did you get that through the tiny little hole ??
with this on i cut it so i could get the wire out and put it in when needed ?? |
1 corn snake: Kchalice-Serendipity
2 dogs: Kane and chester
1 C0ckatill: Rolo
1 gold fish: chips
2 Cats : Max and Jess
Location : Folkestone, Kent |
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LynneM_212
Hatchling
United Kingdom
236 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2011 : 10:10:07
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| wow i have just looked on my ebay and the last one the exo terra digital thermo cost me £9!!!! core should of got this one you just recommended sooner!! lol 3.78 HOW CHEAP !! |
1 corn snake: Kchalice-Serendipity
2 dogs: Kane and chester
1 C0ckatill: Rolo
1 gold fish: chips
2 Cats : Max and Jess
Location : Folkestone, Kent |
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Sta~ple
qeeun speler
United Kingdom
6129 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2011 : 10:31:50
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quote:
Originally posted by LynneM_212
Ohh ok so you both like these!!! hey that is sooo cheap compared to the one i got im going tog et it now... no neither of you have had problems with these... with the suction cups how did you get that through the tiny little hole ??
with this on i cut it so i could get the wire out and put it in when needed ??
I've had no problems although they are the only digi thermometer I have used but it's been almost a year now and they are still running fine.
One suction cup is already threaded though the wire when you get it so I just licked and stuck in on my heatmat so the probes don't move about as much ^^ |
   
A very special super, duper thanks for K :3 |
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MrsA82
Yearling
United Kingdom
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lotabob
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
4334 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2011 : 19:56:48
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| The exoterra ones are a bit tempremental, I dropped mine once and the screen went blank, I kust rubbed the screen with a bit of pressure and it kicked back to life though they are ridiculously expensive for such a flimsy badly built thing. |
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Mort13
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5599 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2011 : 23:56:15
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The one I have for Loki and Falcor is an Exoterra and only works properly if the battery cover is removed. Screen goes blank other wise. Means I have to plop it on the top of the viv as theres no back on it for me to be able to fix it to the front of the viv.
Needless to say I've ordered the dual probe Lucky Rep ones for the new snakes. |
      
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LynneM_212
Hatchling
United Kingdom
236 Posts |
Posted - 10/03/2011 : 08:42:06
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Ohhh wish i had ordered the dual probe one, but the one most of you use will be fine, i cant believe i spent that amount of money for it to be as tempramental as it was... so dissapointed!!
as for the shed, i checked on her again last night, she is deff going into shed gradually, i took a pic of her to compare, and its mainly her head and front end that are pale at the moment, its hard to tell with the back end as she quite light there any way, but i did notice her eyes were very clouded last night and she was a bit more alert when i looked in her cave so.... fingers crossed... its started :) |
1 corn snake: Kchalice-Serendipity
2 dogs: Kane and chester
1 C0ckatill: Rolo
1 gold fish: chips
2 Cats : Max and Jess
Location : Folkestone, Kent |
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Temp gauge grrrrr and first shed yeey!!
