Yes i apologize!! That why i asked could the snake on top of the probe cause the temp spike. since it was only 2 degrees.
Yep that will do it. If he's resting on it he's also sandwhiching the thermometer probe closer to the heat source. So that plus trapping heat under his body/around the probe, it isn't surprising the temp reading rose a bit. One of the reasons I prefer temp guns :p
Last edited by MissterDog; 09-12-2018 at 11:55 AM.
1.0 Ball Python (Mystic Potion) Tapioca
0.1 Northern Pine Snake - Impa
0.1 Russian Rat Snake (Melanistic) Kallari (RIP)
Yep that will do it. If he's resting on it he's also sandwhiching the thermometer probe closer to the heat source. So that plus trapping heat under his body/around the probe, it isn't surprising the temp reading rose a bit. One of the reasons I prefer temp guns :p
Thanks I use both probe and temp gun, when i can find my temp gun.