What surface temp is too hot for snakes? - Page 2

iBaman · 12-03-12, 10:33 AM

yup =] his huge enclosure will have a few hides until he's bigger, just because I don't want him rubbing and getting all stressed out. but as soon as he's big enough...they're out of there =]

SnakeyJay · 12-03-12, 10:42 AM

Just a quick note... Infra red temp guns are not accurate on shiny surfaces.. Includes glass.

iBaman · 12-03-12, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Snakey-Jay-BRB

Just a quick note... Infra red temp guns are not accurate on shiny surfaces.. Includes glass.

yeah, someone just said that xD makes way more sense now...haha. i put my digital thermometer on it, and it's showing about 93 surface temp, which i'm okay with.

**millertime89** · 12-03-12, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Gungirl

Get a temp gun.. check it out and set it so that the mat is at the hottest temp he is safe to be at. If the glass feels warm it is probably to hot.. your body is 98 average. So to feel warm to you it would most likely be 100+...

Temp gun your hand sometimes, the result might surprise you. I was at my Retic breeder friend's place on Saturday and we had his big albino girl's cage open so I could take some pictures and we were trying to get her to pose (not so easy with an 18ft snake... lol). While we were moving her around we noticed that she felt warm to the touch so we temp gunned her, 87F, quite a bit lower than our internal body temp and the room was 80F.

**millertime89** · 12-03-12, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Snakey-Jay-BRB

Just a quick note... Infra red temp guns are not accurate on shiny surfaces.. Includes glass.

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Originally Posted by iBaman

yeah, someone just said that xD makes way more sense now...haha. i put my digital thermometer on it, and it's showing about 93 surface temp, which i'm okay with.

easy way around this is tape a paper towel flat on the surface for a little bit and temp gun that.