i work in the hvac field, i have several different thermometers ranging from 10 bucks to 275.00 bucks. for my snakes and reptiles i prefer to use the 10-15 dollar ones daily. "temp guns" or laser thermometers measure surface contact temps which is different from ambient temps. most laser thermometers vary in accuracy by 2-3 deg. interestingly those cheap 10 dollar accurites also vary 2-3 deg. i don't see a reason to spend more on a thermometer that isn't more accurate. on the other hand the laser beam is cool to play with! lol


vaughn