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I'm using underpad heating in my rack system. When hibernating my snakes should I be taking the temperature reading from the air temp, or the hot spot on the floor where the heat cables are situated.? Because there is quite a difference.?

You should probably take the temp on the surface where the pad is warming the cage. It gives the proper basking temperature.

Also, one thing you might want to consider is turning the heat off altogether, especially if you're cooling them.

Another thing most people overlook. You might want to take the snakes' temperature with a lazer heat gun. This gives you an idea of the internal body heat of the snake, and not the environment. Just a thought.

the room I have my snakes in gets pretty cold so I leave the heat tapes on low. This give the snakes a chance to thermoreglate during brumation. Last year I treid cooling them without giving them a chioce and I had a terrible year breeding as a result.