Cold to touch?

[Jeremy Cox]

Is it normal for my BP to be very cold to the touch? I don't have a IR thermometer yet, so I can't tell you surface temp of the snake, but to me it's just damn cold.
Here is some background info:
I built a rack system and use 28qt tubs and have Flexwatt heat tape on the bottom/rear of each shelf. I individually wired each shelf and currently only have 1 shelf plugged in to my Herpstat and it is set and stable at 94 degrees. I have the probe positioned in an unoccupied tub positioned over the heat tape and covered with aspen. The ambient temp is 75 and the room temp is 73.

[wax32]

My snakes always feel coolish to me, unless they have been sitting on the hot-spot. I dunno about "very cold".

[Skittles1101]

Whats the hot spot temp?

[Jeremy Cox]

Whats the hot spot temp?

94 degrees, but even after the snakes sit in the area of the heat tape they don't feel warm, not even close to how the felt when they would sit over the UTH in the aquarium they used to reside in.

[Skittles1101]

Well the thermostat is set to 94, but is the hot spot inside the tub 94? I know in my rack I have mine set to 103.5 and 96.5 (in two different racks) to achieve 90 degrees inside the tubs....

[Jeremy Cox]

Well the thermostat is set to 94, but is the hot spot inside the tub 94? I know in my rack I have mine set to 103.5 and 96.5 (in two different racks) to achieve 90 degrees inside the tubs....

So are you saying that with the Herpstat probe sitting in the exact spot that the snakes would be sitting at and the Herpstat set at 94, that the hot spot isn't actually 94 degrees? This seems odd to me, but I guess I'll have to pick up a IR Thermometer to test it to be sure.
Also do you have the air temp set to 90 or the surface temp of the tub?

[John1982]

So are you saying that with the Herpstat probe sitting in the exact spot that the snakes would be sitting at and the Herpstat set at 94, that the hot spot isn't actually 94 degrees? This seems odd to me, but I guess I'll have to pick up a IR Thermometer to test it to be sure.
Also do you have the air temp set to 90 or the surface temp of the tub?

Not odd, the probe and the heat tape are not inside the tub.. The temperature inside the tub is usually a bit lower.

[Skittles1101]

So are you saying that with the Herpstat probe sitting in the exact spot that the snakes would be sitting at and the Herpstat set at 94, that the hot spot isn't actually 94 degrees? This seems odd to me, but I guess I'll have to pick up a IR Thermometer to test it to be sure.
Also do you have the air temp set to 90 or the surface temp of the tub?

Oh, I assumed that the herpstat probe was directly on the heat source like most people do it. How is it attached inside the enclosure if you don't mind me asking?

[tcutting]

IMO, you need to raise that ambient temp up. just my 2 pennies.

[wwmjkd]

IMO, you need to raise that ambient temp up. just my 2 pennies.

this is likely your solution. however, more information is needed before anyone could give an accurate answer. where exactly have you placed your probe and how have you wired the shelves to connect with the herpstat?

not to reiterate information that you already know, but an accurate temp gun should be part of your set-up. reptile basics sells a few models, all of which are reliable, and their shipping and customer service are among the best.