Temp guns, digital thermometers, space age this, space age that.....I wonder how my snakes survived all of these years with no temp gun, regular non space age thermometer, etc. My room is 68 to 72 in the winter. Summer 76 to 78. My cage has an under tank heater with outdoor carpet as flooring. Incandescent light bulb on 12 hour timer. Humidifier runs in the house during the winter. Total success since 1980 with all of the snakes I have ever owned. Plus I successfully accomplished this without the internet. Are BP"s different and need "space age" cage conditions? To those that say yes, well I guess I got a couple of dud snakes. Mine eat every 4, 5, 7, or 10 days (no schedule here) and are very happy snakes and oh by the way living in the same cage. No horror stories here since 1980.