Surface temps too low, should I turn up my thermostat?

[Craiga 01453]

I've heard this about probe placement as well, unfortunately I can't put the probe between the heat mat at the moment as it's already applied and removing it is not recommended from what I've seen. I check probe placement constantly to ensure it hasn't moved, in the future I'll definitely look to fix this.

You have two options.

1) you can carefully and slowly peel back the UTH. I've done this several times and never damaged one.

2) you can use aluminum tape and tape the probe to the bottomof the UTH. I've never done this, but know of many people who have

I wouldn't be willing to roll the dice foreven a single day with my animals. One heat spikes can cause burns, neurological problems or even be fatal. Snake's don'tdo well with excessive heat, even for short periods.