RHP with common boa

[bigsnakegirl785]

Originally Posted by Mad Max

See, that makes sense to me. You gave your opinion and explained the logic behind it. Do you see any benefit to using an under tank heater in combination with a radiant heat panel, bigsnakegirl?

Not really. The RHP seems to heat the bedding perfectly well, so I don't see a reason to use an undertank heater with it. My temp gun reads the same temps on the surface of the bedding as my thermostat probes are reading, and picking up my snake's belly, they read about the the same as well.

[Mad Max]

Originally Posted by bigsnakegirl785

My temp gun reads the same temps on the surface of the bedding as my thermostat probes are reading, and picking up my snake's belly, they read about the the same as well.

It's funny now that I think about it, but my snake is probably one of the few things in my house that I can't remember using my temperature gun on, though I have used it on most of the people who come to visit.

[bigsnakegirl785]

Originally Posted by Mad Max

It's funny now that I think about it, but my snake is probably one of the few things in my house that I can't remember using my temperature gun on, though I have used it on most of the people who come to visit.

Since they're ectothermic, I'd logically assume their surface temp would be the same as the air temp and their core temp, or the temp of the surface they're sitting on, maybe a bit warmer if they're soaking up the warmth from said surface (and thus cooling the surface). I also measure head temps, and depending on how long they've been on that side, it might vary by a few degrees or be the same. But, the temps taken from the thermostat probe, the surface of the bedding, and from multiple locations on the snake reflect the same temperatures or vary by very little, so I assume just an overhead heater is sufficient for all forms of heat.