Quote Originally Posted by Hunkysteph View Post
yes I know they are not exactly very accurate I put it against the heat mat above the glass to get an idea about the heat since if I put it against the glass it shows the degree against the glass and not the area surrounding it, but again thank you that was extremely helpful!
I ordered a temp gun from amazon so it should get here soon, and my snake is 5 months old, the enclosure is bigger than him by a few inches but I will check his exact size in a while as well as post more pictures of the enclosure.
he has a heat lamp that I turn on in the mornings and close at night.
I'm not exactly sure what you are describing here. How it should be set up is the heat mat should be on the outside of the tank on the floor of the tank. The probe for your thermostat should be sandwiched between the heat mat and the bottom of the tank, both are outside the tank not inside. Then you want to use your heat gun to get the inside surface of the glass to the desired temps. Then you can put your substrate on top of that. That way if your snake feels it needs to be a little warmer it will burrow down to the glass. For example if you turn the heat up enough that the top of the substrate is 90 degrees then the glass surface will be too hot.