Hello,

I am having some difficulty with the temperatures in the new cage I am getting ready for my snake.

My issue is that the RHP I have on the cage ceiling is heating the entire cage too much.
When I heat one side of the cage to 89-90 degrees, the coolest spot I can find on the other
side of the cage is within a few tenths of a degree either way of 84.

My worry is that this temperature gradient is smaller than what I see recommended.

Before I did anything like take a look at changing the orientation of the RHP or attempt to
deflect heat toward the warm side I wanted to see what some people thought about my situation.

Is never having a temperature lower than 83 or 84 degrees acceptable (generally speaking)?

If it makes a difference, I have the thermostat probe suspended in the air by an edge of the RHP,
and in order to get these temperature readings (all taken from the cage floor with the TG-1)
I have the thermostat set at 99 degrees.