Re: About to lose my mind!!!
I have encountered the same situation with my new cages. They are identically the same, decorations and everything. I have them heated with flexwatt and a Helix, just as you do. My helix is set to 91 degrees and the probe is directly on the floor above the heat tape. The helix reads 91 degrees but my acurite placed right next to it reads 88-93 degrees. Also, the two cages never read the same for some reason.
I did some testing by moving the acurite probes around, and found that if you lay them down on the substrate with out securing them that they will seem to equalize after a while.
That being said, one acurite reads higher than the other no matter what. What can you expect from a $10 Wal-Mart product... I would go with the helix temp and not worry about it if the acurites are off by a few degrees.
Re: About to lose my mind!!!
