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    Re: Is it okay to lift hides to check temps? Will it cause stress?

    If using a heat gun you don't need to lift the hide just shoot that red dot in through the opening of the hide.
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    Hi Siwueofk,

    Constantly wanting to check your temperatures is natural if you are concerned about your snake. However, it shouldn't be necessary if you follow a few basic steps. From your posts above, you are using a dimmer and temp gun to control and check temps. This isn't the best way to control temps to be honest with you as it is a manual process. You should buy a thermostat to do this. You can get cheap thermostats that do a great job. This will add automatic temperature adjustment to the setup and you won't need to use the heat gun as often. Even the cheaper On/Off thermostats have a power and heat light to indicate that they are functioning correctly.

    If the power is gone, you would know as the power light would go off. You can also buy very cheap digital thermometers off Ebay. The cheaper ones probably aren't as accurate but they will give you a good indication of temperatures without having to disturb the snake. You can then use the temp gun less frequently (as long as you get the thermostat).

    I hope this helps,
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    Re: Is it okay to lift hides to check temps? Will it cause stress?

    Quote Originally Posted by mechliam View Post
    Hi Siwueofk,

    Constantly wanting to check your temperatures is natural if you are concerned about your snake. However, it shouldn't be necessary if you follow a few basic steps. From your posts above, you are using a dimmer and temp gun to control and check temps. This isn't the best way to control temps to be honest with you as it is a manual process. You should buy a thermostat to do this. You can get cheap thermostats that do a great job. This will add automatic temperature adjustment to the setup and you won't need to use the heat gun as often. Even the cheaper On/Off thermostats have a power and heat light to indicate that they are functioning correctly.

    If the power is gone, you would know as the power light would go off. You can also buy very cheap digital thermometers off Ebay. The cheaper ones probably aren't as accurate but they will give you a good indication of temperatures without having to disturb the snake. You can then use the temp gun less frequently (as long as you get the thermostat).

    I hope this helps,
    Liam.
    https://www.reptilerange.com/ball-python-care-sheet/
    These digital thermometers are good enough plus the have the all important wired probe ..

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