Any agreement on the hot spot temps?

[Cydonia]

This is the one thing I'm getting super confused with. I've seen, in order from coldest to hottest the temps that the hotspot needs to be;
80
84
85
87-90
90
90-93
94-95
97
So what temp should it be at? I have my themostat set to 94, and it gets up to 90-95. Is this too hot? Too cold? perfect? He doesn't seem to act like it gets too hot, or act like it's too cold so I guess it's alright?
Thank you!

[LittleTreeGuy]

Everything I've read and been told, 90-92 is pretty much ideal for the hot spot.

[Smitty33]

I think anywhere between 88-92 your good to go. Mine runs about 91.5F and my snake seems to spend about equal time between his warm and cool hide so I think I got it dialed in pretty spot on.

[Mr. Misha]

No more than 92. The more important part is your ambient temperature. As long as your ambient temps are around 80-82, your BP should thrive with or without a hot spot.

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[JoshSloane]

Hot spot temps need to be 87-93, ambient temps high 70s-low 80s. Most snakes can perform all necessary physiologic functions at a body temperature of around 81-82 degrees. Many advanced snake keepers don't use hot spots, and instead keep the entire room in the low 80s. The hot spot just functions as an excess of heat that the snake can choose to seek out to achieve the desired bodily temperatures.

[rlditmars]

Kind of adding to what JoshSloane said, I like to keep my hotspots so they don't exceed 90. Many reptiles will actively seek shade and hide or even burrow when temps start exceeding 85 degrees. Remember in the wild these snakes are rarely out when the sun is up as they are nocturnal. They would not be exposed to the heat of the day or even increased surface temps since the sun would be down. And once out of their daytime hiding places, the surface temps would be in a constant state of decrease until they returned to their hides to avoid the next day cycle. So even if the ground surface was 90 degress when they crawled out, it could be as low as in the 70's toward morning.

[John1982]

In the cooler months I keep the hot spot ~88 and ambient is usually in the 78-80 range. In the warmer months I drop them to ~84 and ambients run from ~78-84 during a 24 hour cycle.