Ah, early to bed early to rise is always fun. ^_oChozon1 wrote:Yeah. Medication+Black Friday exhaustion= me collapsing from tiredness early at night and waking up earlier.I kinda liked it. Don't need to eat breakfast again, though. Ooh...
Also, the reading was fluctuating like that on the hot end. O_O Which is why I worked a lamp in. At the moment, the hot end stays at 79-83 constantly. It's actually the thermostats fault, as it brings the mat up to a certain heat level, then drops it to a certain level, ETC. to keep it a "standard" temp. Works like an oven/central heating. XD I pulled the bulb off that, and placed it in a normal outlet to make sure it doesn't get too cold or go up and down too much.
I'd like to bring that up a few degrees still...how hot is too hot? I ended up getting a cobra mat instead of Zoo med, and according to the packaging/website it's built to operate at a steady 100.
Also, that's using the digi thermo. I ended up getting the one you recommended. And the heat mat did hit 99 before I plugged it into the thermostat and lowered it down.
And... that's not good to be fluctuating on the hot end. But you know that, so yeah. XD
And yes, did you get the 6" x 11" mat? The cobra one, I mean. That's the one I've been looking at, and am going to buy it soon-ish and put it in the boa's cage. I'd be curious to see if it really stays that temp.
Don't get me wrong, the zoo med heaters are pretty good, and they certainly last... forever. But... they are just too hot at times. And when you're dealing with a small cage, that can be very much a problem. Did you return the zoo med? Hope so, cuz I feel badly for getting you to buy it. XD
Ah, yeah. Those thermos are pretty accurate, so I'd trust it.
Also... too hot would be when you get to the 95 and up temps. 90 ain't gonna kill them, but it's still "warm" for a corn in my experience. I try to give them a basking spot of 85-87, somewhere in there. And a cool end of in the 70s.
It can be tough, I know. If you can't get the temps right, make the hot end 83-85 with the heat mat on, and don't worry about the cool end. (as long as it's not baking or stuffz)
That's what I've got on my king's cage right now, thought it's a bit higher (he seems to like the temps higher). As I've said, I'm short on "small cage" equipment and cash atm, so I gotta make do. XD
I haven't tested it to see if it stays constantly at 100, because I had to set it up quickly. ^_^ And I ended up getting the cobra instead of the Zoo-Med in the beginning, so don't to be feeling any guilt. You've been a MAJOR help through this. 
