Have a problem and need help!!!!!

[Serpents_Den]

Hi guys.....I am hoping someone on here can help me.

Ok I bought a CB 70 rack from Reptile basics and I bought a temp gun from them as well. First of all....I have changed the batteries on the gun...so that is not the problem.

I also have a herpstat (the little one with 3 grounded plugs and 1 probe).

I set up the rack and taped the probe down on the heat tape under the middle bin. I set the thermostat at 93 ....I haven't put the snakes in yet as I am trying to get it perfect. The problem is when I run the gun over it there are places in the hot side of the bin that reads 96 and 98 degrees. Just in a couple of the bin squares though....but it is like this in each bin. Again it is only in a couple of small areas...but still. I have been adjusting the temp for about a week now and just lowered it to 92.5

Also I have set up the bins with paper towels and also put in a bowl of water to see what the humidity is going to be. Right now it is only running about 36%.

I am just at a loss here as I am trying to make sure it is running perfect prior to putting the snakes in.

Sorry for the long post....just need some help.

I've driven myself crazy with the same situation. My racks were 10 levels high and what I eventually done was run each level on it's own thermostat. Luckily I ran racks side by side so I wasn't using a thermostat for just one bin.