Can't get temps just right ?

[Smith123]

Hi all..... I've been taking readings with a temp gun, and under the ceramic directly its 93f , but inside the warm hide its only low 80's around 82 at best, the cool side ambient is 75f.... If I turn it up obviously the floor directly will go over 93f, can it go hotter than that in order to raise my overall temps elsewhere ? If I move the warm hide directly under the ceramic to raise inside hide temps then the roof of the hide is over 100f ?
Any ideas please!

[maskedburito]

There's nothing wrong with that. An ambient temp of 80-85 is good for the warm side! If you want to try and raise the floor temperature in one spot you should get a heat mat of some sort, because you will not get a basking area up to 90 on the floors with a heat lamp without raising the ambient temperatures too much.


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[Smith123]

Yeah it was the inside hide temp of main concern, he seems to be doing fine, I guess this heat mat for hotspot being a must for digestion isn't a must after all.... Hopefully he will seek out the higher temps outside of his hide if needed! Thanks

[Kris Mclaughlin]

Your temps are fine bud... mid-upper 80's are perfect for the hot side.

[alucard0822]

Surfaces under heaters will heat up more and faster than the air, especially if they are raised, they can burn if to hot(90s are fine to get air temps in the 80s, surfaces shouldn't be over 100) but main issue is the heat from a single intense point up top isn't going where it needs to, and is drying out the air. Usually you can keep heat in by insulating glass and enclosing most of the top, then using more fixtures with a lower wattage spreads lower intensity heat better to keep air temps up and surface temps down and consistent. Hides will always be the hardest spots to heat from overhead, especially made of thick wood or cork, so UTH are about the only way to get temps up where the snake spends most of it's time.

[Smith123]

Yes I understand, my enclosure is wood and I guess the high floor temps aren't dangerous like they would be from a uth as the heat is from above so wouldn't continue at high temps under the snake, ambient air temps I presume will be more beneficial and natural than a hotspot on the floor with cooler air around it? The temps in the hide are about the same as outside the hide with just hotter surfaces outside..... Which again I guess is more natural than hotter inside the hide and cooler outside! He seems to digest just fine in the warm end with ambient temps.
Things make a bit more sense now..... Thanks

[tbowman]

I would say don't allow the hottest area of the cage to go over 95. I think 75 on the cool side is a little cool but not dangerously so.