Therostat question

# 1) What do you call the wire part of the thermostat that you use to read the temperature that turns the thermostat in and off?

#2) Where do you place that in a Rosy's tank? I have a UTH inside the Rosy's cage (the cage is made of wood so I couldn't place it under it). Do I place the wire on the UTH? Or do I place it on the cool end of the tank? I have 3 inches of recycled newspaper on top of the UTH, so the UTH isn't always hot enough for my 3 1/2 foot Rosy. Even though the UTH is over 100 degrees. I thought maybe I'm putting the wire part of the thermostat in the wrong place.

Right now I have it on the back wall of the cage off of the UTH at the bottom of the recycled newspaper bedding.

Originally Posted by Stevefromsd

# 1) What do you call the wire part of the thermostat that you use to read the temperature that turns the thermostat in and off?

#2) Where do you place that in a Rosy's tank? I have a UTH inside the Rosy's cage (the cage is made of wood so I couldn't place it under it). Do I place the wire on the UTH? Or do I place it on the cool end of the tank? I have 3 inches of recycled newspaper on top of the UTH, so the UTH isn't always hot enough for my 3 1/2 foot Rosy. Even though the UTH is over 100 degrees. I thought maybe I'm putting the wire part of the thermostat in the wrong place.

Right now I have it on the back wall of the cage off of the UTH at the bottom of the recycled newspaper bedding.

The wire that returns the signal to the digital stat is called the Probe or Thermistor. I would suggest placing the probe mid way in the basking spot. If it isn't getting warm enough you may need to get a larger heat source .