Heatpad doesnt feel warm? new snake owner.. need help please

[Kaorte]

A heat pad does not feel warm to the touch and for good reason, if your heat pad is set to achieve 88/92 degrees is is 10+ to 6+ degrees lower than YOUR own body temp hence why it does not feel warm.

You need a RELIABLE thermometer until than you will only be guessing.

Since our body temps are around 98 degrees, its not going to feel warm to you. You need a reliable thermometer, and I'd suggest getting a temp gun.

True our body temperature is 98.6*, but extremity temperatures in the hands and feet are much lower and can vary quite a bit. This is the reason why we can't use our hands to determine temperature, not because our body temperature is high or close to the heat pads temperature.

But the advice still stands. Make sure your probes are in the right place. Your thermoSTAT probe should be on the outside of the enclosure directly on the heat mat. The thermomMETER probe should be in the enclosure, under the substrate directly over the heat mat. This will give you a reading of the hottest point the snake can reach.