Quote Originally Posted by chrid16371 View Post
Good everywhere is in check then! I would say with a temp of 88 that with your snakes weight its probably around 90-91 right where he's laying which is perfect as well. The heat mat won't affect your air temp so the cool side is probably around the temp of the room the tub is in. If it drops a little below 78 at night it will be ok as long as you have the hot spot right. If you get into the low 70s I would start to worry.
I'm going to keep checking that thermometer obsessively. I won't be getting my snake until he has struck fed 5 times in a row, and he hasn't had his first meal yet. I think I'll also just leave the thermostat on despite the fact that it is a few weeks before I'll get the snake. I'd imagine when I mist the RUB for example, when my little guy is shedding, and the thermometer reads a lower figure, I'm going to go out on a limb and assume that the floor temperature hasn't actually decreased on either end? Also, once I have a stable temperature I guess I won't need the probe in there?