Dubia roach colony

[Claudiusx]

I have mine set to 94 or 92. That way there is a good gradient from the bottom (hot) to the top. Gives the dubia a chance to pick their preferred temps.

Just use your digital probe too to make sure that the whole bin isn't getting too hot.

For instance, setting it to 94 keeps it quite warm, but it's already back down to mid 80s half way up the bin.
You'll just have to play with your setting and thermostat placement until you get something that works for your setup.

-Brandon

 

[Mflav]

I am so sorry to keep bothering everybody I have one last question I figured out how to set it to Fahrenheit thank you very much and I have the pad set at 90° however my temperature has not gone above 73.5 and it’s been about a half hour how long is it supposed to take for it to reach the set temperature just want to make sure there’s not an issue with my mat

 

[Claudiusx]

Is that the reading with your thermostat probe or your seperate thermometer?

Placement of your probes matters too.

-Brandon

 

[Mflav]

Both I have the probe that’s attached to it right above the bottom and that is reading only 75 and I have my own probe which is digital as well which is reading 76.8 both of them are next to each other inside the bin maybe it just takes a good amount of time before the heating pad reaches set temp?

 

[Mflav]

Both I have the probe that’s attached to it right above the bottom and that is reading 75 and I have my own probe which is digital as well which is reading 76.8 both of them are next to each other inside the bin maybe it just takes a good amount of time before the heating pad reaches set temp?

 

[Claudiusx]

Yeah it might take the pad a bit to heat up. Especially if you have a lot of ventilation or the area around the bin is already really cold. But once it heats up it typically holds the temp pretty well.

Do you have a picture of your setup so I could see? Might be able to make some suggestions.

-Brandon

 

[Mflav]

I will send you a picture if you remind me again how to upload one

 

[Claudiusx]

I will send you a picture if you remind me again how to upload one

Here ya go

https://www.beardeddragon.org/useruploads/

-Brandon

 

[Mflav]

Only ventilation I have is what you see on the top

 

[Claudiusx]

Ok good, your setup looks fine

Just give it some more time and see what happens. It's good that both thermometers are reading about the same.

-Brandon

 

[Mflav]

Yes that’s why I put my own in there as well just to make sure reading was correct I ended up moving the yellow thermometer so the probe is in the middle of egg crates so U get a mid container temp And I moved the heating pad one to the bottom. As of right now the bottom is reading 79.3° and mid container Is at 73.8° which would make sense seems like everything is working just taking longer than I expected for heating pad to reach set temp thank you so much for all your help this is the only info I trust which is what I read from this site and who I speak with

 

[Claudiusx]

Yeah, remember the heating pad is only 17w, so it will take it a bit to heat up (better than it getting super hot super fast) but once it gets to temp, it does a very good job of holding the temp where you want it.

-Brandon

 

[Mflav]

Wow this pad takes a REALLY LONG time to get to 92° it’s been almost 10 hours and Still only at 87.3°

 

[Claudiusx]

You might be loosing a lot of the heating pads output to your hardwood floors. I have mine on carpet which is much more insulating than a cold hardwood floor.

You could put a towel down, then the mat, then the bin. That would help. But either way, once your temp gets where it needs to be, the mat will hold it there.

-Brandon

 

[Mflav]

I actually have porcelain tile down(left over from current bathroom redo) then heat pad then bin. Porcelain heats up well and retains heat. I will get there eventually just NEVER expected to take this long

Here’s Oscar he’s the cool dude that gets to eat these dubias