Quote Originally Posted by chrid16371 View Post
You can also take a lighter and melt the edges of the hide you cut so there will be no chance of injury. Just make sure its cool before you put it back in.
I do have to ask, since I wedged the probe under the paper towel, the temperature peaked at 93.4F, but when I moved it out, and hung it so just the tip is basically touching the paper towels, the temperature on the thermometer displays 87.4F, which is quite the difference, does it actually mean I still have a problem or does it mean everything is okay? Let me show you what I mean.

This figure may drop in the middle of the night since the heating is always switched off.