Quote Originally Posted by JasonGranger
Just wondering... how are you measuring your temperatures? Is it an analog dial? Where is it placed in the cage? Because if your temperature readings are accurate, there must be something wrong with your heat pad. The "correct" way to measure temperatures is to get one of those indoor/outdoor digital thermometers that you can get at Lowe's/Wal-Mart/etc. with a wire that has a probe attached to it, and place that probe under the substrate at the center of the heat pad. Just put that probe right on the glass. I think you'll find that without some sort of regulation, your heat pad will be well over 85 degrees. More like 110 degrees, which is way too hot... if you feel the heat pad and it's warm (or hot) to the touch, it's probably too hot for your snake.
Is mine okay being underneath the hide but just laying on top of the substrate? It stays at around 90* and my snake is ALWAYS under this thing. At night, he does slither around the tank, but during the day he is ALWAYS under the hot hide.