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#211406

Djm4life666
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DOES ANY 1 keep a towel on there cage?

does any 1 keep a towl on there cage at night or duringthe day, my room is at 65 so i have to is this bad i dont know how to get humidity in there. i have to heat pads and a 60 wat heat lamp and it still says around 86 on the warm side. i dont know what to do.

01/02/05 6:31pm

#211413

Roachey56
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Message To: Djm4life666 In reference to Message Id: 211406

DOES ANY 1 keep a towel on there cage?

you need to get a new thermometer, unless your room is in the 50’s. Get a digital thermometer with probe and use that for your temps.

01/02/05 6:39pm

#211417

Djm4life666
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Message To: Roachey56 In reference to Message Id: 211413

DOES ANY 1 keep a towel on there cage?

what do u mean unless my room is in the 50s what if it is.. what is that going to do...

01/02/05 6:45pm

#211432

Roachey56
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Message To: Djm4life666 In reference to Message Id: 211417

DOES ANY 1 keep a towel on there cage?

i mean your thermometer is most likely 10+ degrees low. if your room was in the 50’s then you might have an excuse for such low temps, but if it isnt you need a new thermometer.

01/02/05 7:06pm

#211434

Djm4life666
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Message To: Roachey56 In reference to Message Id: 211432

DOES ANY 1 keep a towel on there cage?

my room is 66-67 exactaly and my crappy sticky thermometor says 84 now? so does that mean its 94? some times the thermometor says 87 so does that mean its 97 that would be way to hot.

01/02/05 7:10pm

#211674

Roachey56
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Message To: Djm4life666 In reference to Message Id: 211434

DOES ANY 1 keep a towel on there cage?

no
stick on thermometers suck

get a digital one

01/02/05 10:15pm

#211682

Munkyboy
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Message To: Djm4life666 In reference to Message Id: 211434

DOES ANY 1 keep a towel on there cage?

Those stick on dial therms. are terribly inaccurate. Get a digital, and we can go from there when you know what your temps really are.

01/02/05 10:22pm

#211879

Pelota
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Message To: Djm4life666 In reference to Message Id: 211406

DOES ANY 1 keep a towel on there cage?

I only use a towel on top of the cage to cover the mesh for humidity to stay in.
And I agree...if you’re using 2 heat pads, and a heat lamp, and your temperatures are that low, there’s something wrong there...
I have one human heat pad under one half of my tank, and it keeps the temperatures at 90 warm and 80 cool. And that’s with my cold 60 degree room. So yeah...

01/03/05 5:05am