The reptile basics temp gun I mentioned was $50 but the ones I have are over $100. Lol I wanted ones that worked good and they do. Reptile basics is a really good company. I just bought cleaner, another rhp, have 6 hides from them, and some of the VE thermostats from them. As long as you have a thermostat you don't need to worry about any heat source burning your snakes.