Thermostat probe location

[bigsnakegirl785]

Also, even the weight of the snake could throw the temps way off. I have the thermostat probes to my CHE and RHP inside my BCI's enclosure because that's really the only place to put them, and if he curls up against the probe, it goes from reading 90F to 74F. I then have to move the bugger off his probe and after a few minutes it reads the proper temps.

As Albert mentioned, any spilled water, defecations, or urinations could also throw the temps off.

Originally Posted by EddieBalboa

Guys, so currently I have paper towels as my form of substrate because I'd like to see if there any mites left in the enclosure. When I point my IR temp gun on the hot spot, the temperature ranges from 88-95 and this is when I press down the paper towel...I have my thermostat set to 85 and it's weird that the temperatuer on the hot spot where my boa is sitting is higher than what's shown on the thermostat. I'm aiming for a temp range of 91-94 and based on the current range around the hot spot of 88-95, should I not adjust the thermostat which is set at 85? It's just that when I adjust the range can drop to only a high of 90...

When I measure temps, I move the bedding out of the way to measure the surface temp of the tub directly. As long as the surface of the tub is where it needs to be, it's good. As you can see, heat will transfer very easily through the paper towels when the boa sits on top of the heat pad and presses down on the paper towels.

Aim for a surface temp of 90-93F on the tub directly. I don't think you need to go as high as 95F tbh.