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i am just wondering where is the best place to mount the probe the enclosure is 48x24x32 the thermostat is a helix dbs-1000 and i will be running a helix heat pannel off of it for night time heat for my ackies i will be useing a 45 watt flood light for the day time heat should i just suspend the probe from the roof or somewhere else any ideas would be great thanks for any help

Probe placement is one part science, two parts art. It can be difficult to provide an objective answer, sorry. The science part is determined by what the cage is made from, how much and where the ventilation is located, how much thermal mass is in the cage, and what the temperature range is of the room where the cage will sit. Even if we had all of that information you'd still need to experiment in order to answer these questions for yourself.

My best guess is you'll want the probe closer to the bottom since that is where your Ackie will rest at night. Start there, take dozens of temperature readings and decide if you need to move it.

Suspending it near the roof in a 32" tall cage is probably not a good choice unless you Ackie sleeps on a perch or arboreal hide up there.
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