Best gun thermostat...

[Newbiehelpme]

Hi guys n gals. Hope all is well.
So after my last post I managed to sort some new exo terra thermostats which seemed to read all more or less barring half a c between them. Now it seems I'm having the same issue of them all telling me different temps. I know one or two of you have mentioned those heat gun things before and am wondering what the best one would be to go for.

[Zincubus]

I’ve got three.. all different manufacturers, bought off different sellers on eBay about 3 years apart .

All three were under £10 / 9 dollars each .

All give almost identical readings so the cheap ones are great in my view .


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[Hugsplox]

This is the one I use. It's a little more expensive at $26 but it was recommended by several reptile keepers when I first got started with bearded dragons and leopard geckos.

https://www.amazon.com/Etekcity-Lase...%20to%20return

[Newbiehelpme]

Thanks. Will have to order tomorrow eve!
Also can I also ask.... When I'm taking the temp of hot end of viv, am I just shooting tbs laser into the hot end if aiming it at something. Also, when taking snake temp, should this be same temp as hot end of tank? Sorry.. This part of its all new to me!!!

[Hugsplox]

Thanks. Will have to order tomorrow eve!
Also can I also ask.... When I'm taking the temp of hot end of viv, am I just shooting tbs laser into the hot end if aiming it at something. Also, when taking snake temp, should this be same temp as hot end of tank? Sorry.. This part of its all new to me!!!

So no, the snake won't be the same temp as the hot end, but I'm not familiar with what a snake's temp should be so I'll let more experienced keepers comment on that.

As far as what you're aiming at, the infrared temp guns only measure surface temp, so I would recommend spot checking throughout your enclosure, but pay special attention to the inside of your warm hide. I also like to check underneath my CHE just to make sure I don't have a hot spot on a branch or something that my snake can get to. Even though everything is controlled by thermostats, I still like to double check.

[Newbiehelpme]

Great. So shoot it into the warm hide. In terms of the hot spots. I'm guessing you mean nothing over the 32c?

[Hugsplox]

Great. So shoot it into the warm hide. In terms of the hot spots. I'm guessing you mean nothing over the 32c?

Yea right around that, I run a degree or two warmer in my warm hide, but really I'm looking at anything over say, 33c

[Zincubus]

Yea right around that, I run a degree or two warmer in my warm hide, but really I'm looking at anything over say, 33c

So meaning ... ‘nothing’ over 33C ??


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[Hugsplox]

So meaning ... ‘nothing’ over 33C ??


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I apologize my conversion was a little off. Let me us F instead of C and then hopefully I can explain better. My hotspot, which is the UTH under the warm hide is set to 92f. I don't want anything in my enclosure hotter than say 94f which I think is closer to 35c?

My ambient temps are maintained with a CHE, and even though it's also on a thermostat I check it just to be safe to make sure it isn't maintaining ambient temps but creating some spot on a piece of decor that's like 100f or something crazy like that. Let me be really clear, these are just the temps I aim for, I am VERY new to keeping a BP and use these temps just to play it safe. I'm here to be educated though, so if I'm doing something wrong I'm 100% okay with you guys calling me out.

[Newbiehelpme]

what thermostat do you use?