hi i have been reading a few posts about temps and have a question if anyone could help?

i am getting a baby bearded dragon in about 2 weeks so i have been getting the stuff togeather for it,i have got a 3ftx1ftx16ingh high fish tank that i am going to use till i get a 4ft viv,i have got a on and off stat off ebay,a ceramic 100w lamp and holder.just though i would let you know what setup this info is for.

people in the threads i have read have said when you use a thermostat you should put the prob in the cool end but what i don't get is when you set the temp for the stat to run the ceramic lamp you set it at about 100-110f but if the prob is in the cool end it will be reading the cool end temp therefore it will put more power to the ceramic lamp making it alot hotter under the lamp and burn the bearded dragon.could anyone help?

sorry if this is a stupid question i just carn't figure it out.

I dont know but personally i would put the probe in the hot end.
And have a thermometer in the cool end.
Dont use a stat, never needed one, just a digi thermometer.

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I have mine at the same height of the main basking spot (hot end)

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ok here goes

most of us use a habistat dimmer for our beardies, we all like our cool end temps to read around the 85 mark and our basking temps to read around the 105-115 mark

the probe

the habistat dimmers only go up to 92, so if the probe is in the hot end, our temps will reach 92 then the thermostat will kick in and stop it going any higher, we need it to reach 105-115, so this won't do for us so....

we place the probe down the cool end and set it to 85, this makes sure our cool end temps are spot on, and the bulb at the other end is so far away from the probe it stays nice and bright, and it actually goes higher than 92, it reaches well into the 100's which is great for beardies, we actually reach our basking spot temps

we use dimmers as this is less stressful for our beardies, if its too hot the bulb dims a little if its to cold its nice and bright, an on/off thermostat is like a strobe if its poistioned in the wrong place, imagine sitting in a room and somebody kept flicking your lights on and off, after a while you would be annoyed and very stressed,

hope that helps

andy

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Have a flick through this - I've tried to explain some of the basic principles of stats in it:

A Guide to Thermostats

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This may help..

Where do i place the thermostat probe?

There is diagrams.

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For a beardie I'd go with the second of those diagrams, but probably set the probe to 28-29C...

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hi thanks alot guy's this has helped alot its cleared up why the probe goes in the cool end and its cleared a few other stuff up for me aswell thanks again

hi again just thought i would tell you i am going to use a ceramic lamp so it won't stress the bearded dragon out,that should work ok with a on/off stat shouldn't it ?

I would strongly recommend not using a on/off stat with a ceramic heater. The on off stats like they say, switch on and off causing the ceramic to expand and retract and at a much higher chance of cracking, and also they will expire much quicker. The best stat to use for a ceramic is a dimmer/pulse apparently not an on/off. The ceramic will last much longer this way.

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