Hi everyone! I'm new to owning reptiles and I just got my ball python yesterday. I had his habitat set up for 3 days in order to make sure I had the right temps and humidity before purchasing and introducing him to his new environment.
So far everything seems to be good, and I am familiar with the temperatures needed in his tank but I have a question about where to put my thermometers. Current I have one about a quarter of the way up the glass that measures temp and humidity and I also have a thermometer with a probe. I've been moving the probe around to check basking spots etc. Should I be measuring the temperature on the substrate since this is the temp that the snake feels? If I put the probe on the substrate it reads over 90 degrees over my UTH so I have turned it down.
Could someone give some advice on where the probe should be placed to get an accurate ambient temp for the snake? On substrate, under substrate, above? Thanks so much!
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