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I have a Herpstat 4 running both independently so no issues there.
I have both my other snake cages set up the way I described, with the probe in the hot hides for the bask site and a probe affixed about an inch above the substrate for the cool/ambient temp, and for a year my temps have been perfect...I check them regularly with an IR temp gun and they are always within .1 of my target temp. I've never had a problem with overheating doing it this way and both snakes are thriving...by my perspective and that of my herp vet (who also owns snakes and set her cages up the same as I).
My problem with this little guy is that he doesn't use hides....neither the cold or the warm side and happily sleeps out in the open, so I figured I would place the probe where he would be to get an idea of what temps he is feeling.
I'm not sure how putting a temp probe outside the enclosure can accurately give you the temp inside the cage....perhaps I'm missing something?
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