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I have been using the anolog thermomters (think that is what they are called, the round ones with the needle) for the longest time. Since I have been reading this forum I noticed that many recommend digital. So I bought a cheap ESU($8) digital thermometer.

Question: The anolog thermometer said the basking was 115 degrees. The digital say around 101. (Basking spot is for an adult beardie)Can there be this much of a varience between the two thermometers? Do you think that the digital thermometer because it is small and cheap is not as accurate? Should I try buying a more expensive digital thermometer. Are there any that people use that are around $40 that they find accurate?

Thanks in advance

i love the infrared temp guns available at www.proexotics.com
just point and press the button, works great for baskign spots plus they are pretty cheap about 30 bucks shipped
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my animals
1.0.1 leopard gecko (goliath, gebco)
0.1 hypo red bearded dragon (puff the magic dragon)
0.0.1 schnieder's skink (ghandi)
0.1 white's dumpy treefrog (un-named)
0.0.1 red eared slider (carl)
0.0.1 fire belly toad (escaped..)
1.0 lop eared wabbit (oreo)
0.0.2 pink toed tarantula (mambo mambo, and un-named)
0.0.1 green iguana (iguanadonatello)
the rest of the animals in the hizouse
1.0 westie puppy (gabriel)
1.0 plain ol' outdoor alley cat (joey)
0.1 indoor rag doll kitty (tinkerbell)
2.0 goulian finchs