We’re so excited you’ve received your Focus³ Habitats Hangar1! These are some of our most popular units for neonate arboreal snakes.
Heat tape must be used with a thermostat, and as per manufacturer’s instructions never allow the heat tape to exceed 105 degrees. These heated units are designed to work in average home temperatures of 72 degrees or more. Your home’s ambient temperature, humidity, and airflow play a role in your enclosure’s thermostat settings and humidity needs.
You can place your thermostat probe through roof hole under the supplied cord clamp. Remove Philips screws and thread probe through the hole making sure it dangles straight down. Probe must be dangled between 1 and 3.5 inches down straight down from the inside roof or you can risk catching the probe on your tub. A Herpstat thermostat and probe setup is recommended. Once probe is installed the proper length straight down, replace top cord clamp using Philips screws making sure probe cord is captured and does not move.
Once your thermostat is set accordingly, it is best to let the enclosure run for a few days without the animal while measuring and confirming your preferred enclosure temperatures. Do not rely on the thermostat’s temperature setting alone to measure your desired temperature.
It is recommended to use a laser temp gun as well as Govee (or similar) thermometer/hydrometer to measure spot temperatures within the tub. Measure the temperature with your laser temp gun physically near the area you want to measure (about an inch or so) to make sure the temp gun is not reading or reflecting on something else around or behind the area. The heating element will also be warmer than the ambient temperatures. Please refer to your thermostat’s manual for proper setup to reach your desired settings.