Picked up a cheap temp gun.
Well I picked up a ZooMed Reptitemp IR temp gun today pretty cheap. I didn't want to wait for an online order so I grabbed it a new shop that just opened here. It seems pretty darn good although it is a 1:1 distance but actually I think that is easier to find the avg of a larger spot. It seems to be accurate as it is within 1 degree of three digital probe thermometers.
Anyone else use this one at all? Just curious to see opinions. I only have one snake and a gecko and I have the probe thermometers I just wanted something I can do a quick check with.
Re: Picked up a cheap temp gun.
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whispersinmyhead
Well I picked up a ZooMed Reptitemp IR temp gun today pretty cheap. I didn't want to wait for an online order so I grabbed it a new shop that just opened here. It seems pretty darn good although it is a 1:1 distance but actually I think that is easier to find the avg of a larger spot. It seems to be accurate as it is within 1 degree of three digital probe thermometers.
Anyone else use this one at all? Just curious to see opinions. I only have one snake and a gecko and I have the probe thermometers I just wanted something I can do a quick check with.
I almost always use temp guns to find the average of a general area; it's not like the snake sits on just one tiny area, so I try to find the average of an area roughly the size of where my snakes sit.
The ZooMed gun is honestly pretty snazzy for the price. I like it, and I've been using the ProExotics one for about 6 years now... It's super comparable. Time will tell if it lasts as long as the ProExotics one does, though. I still have my first PE temp gun!
-Jen
