Uh oh?

[Salab10]

Hey everyone
So I ordered an acu-rite thermometer/hydrometer with a submersible probe online on saturday, it should be here by tomorrow latest the day after. My problem is the lady who I'm pickin my BP up from needs him gone today. Good news for me, however, I don't have my temp gauge yet. I have some janky temp monitor in his tub for now and it's about 75, however I can't give an EXACT reading on the uth hot spot. Is this bad or will my bp be ok for a day or two? Im constantly monitoring the hot spot and its by no means anywhere near a burning to the skin temp and its not cold. The bp is 2 years old, 2 feet. Thoughts?
Thanks everyone

[Skittles1101]

If you're not sure what the temps are, it's not worth it. How bad would you feel f you woke up in the morning and he was burned, or freezing? If you have to get him today, put him in a room or closet that you can use a portable heater and raise the temp in the entire room. I don't trust a UTH without a thermostat....

[Salab10]

is 75 too cold for him? That's the temperature in my room. If not, I'll put him in a tub with just newspaper and a hide and water with no UTH and keep him in my room until I get the acu-rite. The lady really needs him gone and she (finally) responded to my emails.

[Salab10]

( i mean obviously 75 is too cold however I meant too cold for around 12 hours)

[Skittles1101]

You could always put him in your room, and buy those heat packs for hands for winter time and just stick one under the tub on the outside, get a few that way you can replace them as needed. I know they do get hot but going through the plastic I think they'll be okay. I used those when I lost power for 2 days from a hurricane...

[Salab10]

oooh excellent idea! But put them on the outside of my tub, are you sure my snake will feel it through the plastic?

[Skittles1101]

Yes, they do get very hot, google says some brands can get up to 130 degrees. I'd probably even put a light towel between it and the tub at the hottest point for a couple hours, it only peaks for a couple hours though.

[Inknsteel]

oooh excellent idea! But put them on the outside of my tub, are you sure my snake will feel it through the plastic?

Yes, the heat will transfer through the plastic just like a normal UTH will.

[Jessica Loesch]

I'm sorry but are you not getting a thermostat? I'm not sure if I missed that somewhere in here.

You need a thermostat, you don't need the accurite, it's just convenient and something you can monitor with a temp gun.

[Skittles1101]

I missed it too....the accurite is a thermometer...not a thermostat....