Quote Originally Posted by Vanouri View Post
I'll be getting some pictures of him this weekend and I'll try to get some of his belly. I didn't notice scarring anywhere else. I'm pretty sure they used a heat mat before but I'm not sure if their's was regulated. His new heating pad has a thermostat so it shouldn't get too hot for him. Should I maybe turn it down a little more for him? He has a thicker layer of aspen in there so his heating area feels warm to the touch but not hot (then again that is my lame human heat sense)
Your core temp runs about 98 degrees and you don't want their spot to be over 95. The math tells it all there, you can get a non-contact thermometer.
I even saw some at Home Depot for $35 that plug into your phone yesterday
As far as the aspen goes, snake can and will burrow so you want to know the temperature of the glass under the substrate.