feeding queston

depending what size mat you bought it can get well over 140 degrees. It needs to be regulated to 88 to 95 with either a dimmer or t-stat

i do have a heat gun. but its with my dad right now i will get it from him when he gets home

its a 10 gallon mat

I can already tell you that it's getting too hot, I live by my heat gun, you need a thermostat/rheostat....the temp gun won't prevent the mat from burning your snake.

Edit: It's the 10-20 gallon heat mat from ZooMed...I use the same one and without my thermostat it reaches over 130 degrees on the bottom of the tank...not even the mat itself....

yeah i know it wont stop from burning the snake................. its just gonna tell me what the temps are is all lol. and just be the feel of it with my hand its the same temp as my leos cage and its about 90

How old is the snake? baby/juve/adult? Did they feed F/T at the store? How many times did it feed while they had it? Was it on mice or rats? I assume Petco?
These are all questions you will need answers to...did they inform you of any of the husbandry needs for the snake?

There's no way with the mat being unregulated that it's only 90 degrees. And a heat mat won't be hot to the touch, your body runs on average 98.6 degrees, so 110, even 130 won't feel too hot to the touch. Unless there's something wrong with the heat mat, it's running far too hot.

If your temps are more than a few degrees off, the snake isn't gonna eat. Also, the human body temp is 98 degrees....what feels warm to you is probably too hot for the snake.

the snake is a almost 3 weeks old. its a baby. im not sure if it was F/T. it had only ate once before that. it was a mouse. and your assumption would be wrong

like i said ill find out soon as my dad gets home at 6. you guys will be the first to know