I mean no offence by this but I have to disagree.
If your stat probe stays in the same place and set to 92 and the hot hide was 90f then it doesn't matter where your probe is as long as wherever it is the hot hide stays in a safe temp. So if you move the probe around the hot side to wherever you want it, as long as your still remaining a safe temp, it shouldn't matter. Just my opinion
I would add tho that I would move the stat probe from there as it can get moved very easily or buried and what not. When I had a exo terra I put the stat probe pretty much where your thermometer probe is![]()