Temp Too Low?

[Lil Birdie23]

Hello everyone.

My leopard geckos tank stays roughly around 80 degrees on the warm side of the tank. The warm side has the day lamp and a heat pad that he loves to lay on. My thermometer is halfway up the glass (just to let you know it wasn't the floor temp). I live in Maine so the air temp is gonna make my room a little colder than most. He doesn't seem to have any problems. Just a happy little gecko. My question is 80 degrees too low or is it okay considering sits winter and he thinks it's just a natural temp drop? I am moving back to Georgia so it should be warmer there (for any who think that the temps too cold).

Thank You All.

 

[sachen]

Are you using on of those stick on thermometers without a probe? 80 degrees is good for the warm side air temp but get a thermometer with probe or a temp gun and measure the warm floor temp. It should be around 90 degrees.

 

[Lil Birdie23]

I am using one of the "stick on the wall ones". I don't know where to get one of those probes or "guns". How much do they normally cost? That head pad makes that floor so warm. Makes me want one. Haha.

 

[JessJohnson87]

Amazon has temperature guns and some pet store sell the Zoo Med digital thermometer with probe. Are you regulating the heat pad with a thermostat?