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Therostat question

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# 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.

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Stevefromsd said:
# 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.

:bandhead0
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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 .
 
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