HELP! - Baby BP won't eat for months

[redshepherd]

- Apparently he was eating these frozen rats before I purchased him http://imgur.com/a/o2hM9.
- No I don't, but I can put the tip of the temp measuring device on top of the thin layer of wood chips of his hide that has the heating pad, and it is usually around mid 90s. The heated area is very slightly warm to the touch.

A thermostat isn't a thermometer. It regulates the heat pad from getting above a temperature you set. You plug the heat pad into the thermostat.

Heat pads can be mid-90's or mid-100's if it's not plugged into a thermostat, which is hot enough to burn a snake.

There's herpstat (google it) which is the best in the hobby. If you are on a serious budget, there's hydrofarm thermostats on amazon. They can get pretty inaccurate in the long run, but it's better than nothing.