Noob question--safest way to provide sufficient heat?

[satomi325]

Okay, thank you. My bf bought my snake's heating pad and set it up so I'm not sure what kind it is. He says it won't go over 95 degrees, but I wasn't comfortable relying on that so I bought a different heating pad and a thermostat that should arrive within a couple days.


Well here's a twist.. As I was writing this post, I got into an argument with my bf about whether I needed to buy that second heating pad. I told him the one she was on felt really hot to me, and he argued that it would never go above 95 or 100. I got frustrated and went in to show him that I couldn't touch it with my bare hands, and he grabbed the IR gun I had just gotten today. It measured 131 degrees on the glass.

So, that heating pad is gone now, and I'm happy to have a replacement en route for her tomorrow.

I'm glad I read the other thread about "conflicting advice"! You guys may have indirectly helped me save her from getting burned!

If the temp feels too hot to you, then it is absolutely too hot for your snake. Good call on your part. Human temp is pretty hot already so when something feels hot to us, its usually higher than us.

I'm glad you were able to get a thermostat. They are essential to any reptile keeping.

All of the commercial UTHs by the big names like Zoomed or Zilla can all get up to 130 even though they said it only goes to ~95.
But they can run safely when hooked up to a thermostat.