Hello All!!
When I first began getting into reptiles, I wasn't 100% sure exactly what their requirements were and of course each reptile family requires different requirements because they come from different parts of the world. One thing all reptiles require is heat! Being cold blooded, they depend on external heat sources to regulate their body temperature and if they get too cold they'll die.
My first reptiles that I've loved were desert reptiles, Leopard geckos and bearded dragons. But even though they're both from the desert, the different species need different things. I got my first leopard geckos around a year ago and one thing I knew they needed was gradient heat under their belly to facilitate digestion. I've used heat pads with thermostats One way you can check to see if the animals are getting the correct heat is to use a laser termperature gauge but they can get kind of expensive, especially when you're buying a professional one. I've noticed the little gauges they have for sale in the box pet stores are ok for measuring air temp but not very good for measuring under tank heat {UTH).
The first one of these laser gauges I was given as a gift and it was nice but it didn't come with instructions. When I received this laser and it had the instructions I was amazed at all the things it could do. It can grade the differences in one area to to next, give you the averages between two areas and the difference in degrees over a period of time. It's also got a back light and a ton of different settings!!
Lasergrip IR-40 Dual Laser Non-contact Digital IR
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