thermometer

[thomas1123]

What kind of thermometer do you guys use for your snake cages? ive seen the ones that look like gauges but i have heard that those are inaccurate.
thanks

[chydro]

well i have the ones you stick to the sides of your tank, but alot of people have been telling me to get a digital therm. more accurate readings and easier to read

[TeaNinja]

i have a little digital thermometer, but i've heard the hand held laser aim thermometers you buy from the hardware stores are the best for surface temps.

[NennaMeerkat]

I have a cheaper thermometer that sticks to the side of the tank. However I also have a laser that reads the ambient temperature that I use from time to time to make sure the thermometer works. Bought it at an expo for 20 bucks I think. I would suggest getting both.

[Lankyrob]

I use the laser one - much more accurate than any of the dial type ones.

[TeaNinja]

this is the dinky little 10$ one i have, it works alright. i'm sure the laser is much better though. i should buy one eventually.
http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/af184/teaninja/digitalthermometer.jpg

[Lankyrob]

Having 9 cages to check it works out cheaper having the laser than having to buy individual ones for each enclosure. All our enclosures have thermostats so once the original set up is done and temps are stable its just a case of running the laser round once a week to check that noone has knocked the thermostats.

[zer213]

I have a digital on the hot and cold side, has both temp and humidity. I priced out Lowes, walmart and Petsupplies plus and the one at PSP was cheaper only because it was winter and the other two box stores didnt have any el cheapos. The analog ones that came with the set up werent as accurate but they did the job.

[sassy_snake_lady]

I have 16 snake tubs and all 16 have a digital thermometer like the one pictured above. I get mine off ebay, they are really cheap here in the uk.

[shaunyboy]

i have the little cheap exo terra dial guages in all my tanks that i use to check the temps at a glance walking past my tanks

i use a Raytek Ranger lazer temperature gun to do proper regular temp checks they are quite expensive but imo a must and a great investment

i have found the little guages to be accurate

cheers shaun

[NennaMeerkat]

i have the little cheap exo terra dial guages in all my tanks that i use to check the temps at a glance walking past my tanks

i use a Raytek Ranger lazer temperature gun to do proper regular temp checks they are quite expensive but imo a must and a great investment

i have found the little guages to be accurate

cheers shaun

This is exactly what I do :) Though the laser temp gun I have didn't cost me a lot...but that might have been because it was at an expo. Not sure. I do know you can't live without it.

[belovedboas]

this is identical to what I have...2 in 1 digital probe therm's :) work greathttp://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/l609/belovedboas/hpim0473.jpg?t=1302982859

[shaunyboy]

this is the gun i use and its been invaluable to my husbandry
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=8&sqi=2&ved=0CFgQFjAH&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tooldesk.com%2Fautomotive%2FR TKST80XB-Raytek-ST80XB-ProPlus-Infrared-Thermometer.aspx&rct=j&q=raytek%20st80%20temp%20gun&ei=Iw6qTdKLC8jChAfl7aXLCQ&usg=AFQjCNESw4V2iIp8pw2s5VrAg8dsk6tH6w&cad=rja

cheers shaun

[NennaMeerkat]

http://shop.reptilegeeks.com/img/p/1210-1028-thickbox.jpg

That is what I use when I need to get a percise measurement. Other than that the only other thing I have, which is in the middle of the tank, is this...

http://www.rainforestsupplies.co.uk/lrf/images/PT2465_Analog_Thermometer_Packaging.jpg

Sorry the pics are so big >.<

[Lankyrob]

I have the exo terra dials in my tanks cos they came with the set ups that i bought, wouldnt trust them too much tho - my snakes seem to like just moving them around the viv so that we spend half our time trying to find them.

[mykee]

I'll be honest, I don't have a single thermometer anywhere in my snake room.
I keep the room at a constant 80 for the ambient temps, and my Herpstats do the rest.
I do keep a laser thermo on hand for troubleshooting issue however.

[infernalis]

I'll be honest, I don't have a single thermometer anywhere in my snake room.
I keep the room at a constant 80 for the ambient temps, and my Herpstats do the rest.
I do keep a laser thermo on hand for troubleshooting issue however.

when I only had a couple snakes, I worried about the indavidual cages, now that I am surrounded by them (snakes), it's much easier to go with Mykee's method.

[NennaMeerkat]

Yeah I suppose someone with a large collection would have a hard time to keep up with temps. Thankfully I have only 2 repts right now...hopefully will be getting another 2 (leopard geckos) for my upcoming birthday.