Dangerous Petstore Thermometers

[perfectlypierced]

Its the PE (pro exotics) 2 temp gun

[GrifTheGreat]

Yeas you've got to watch out for analog gauges. They tend to lose calibration and read incorrectly after a short time. I go digital all the way now and they never lose calibration, but will quit after a while and need replacing. Hygrotherms are one of the most accurate, but are exspensive as they are a climate control unit. Analog are ok for temporary use, but not as a permanant gaughe.

[deranged chipmunk]

I'm with Grif. Give me digital or give me death. I only use digital in my tanks and at work.

[DVirginiana]

The brand I got was either repti-temp or repti-therm... I don't remember exactly what it was called. I've been wanting one of the really high quality ones, but I needed whatever replacement I could get :P

[sschind]

Just be aware that those point and shoot type IR thermometers are less accurate at further distances. Try to get as close a possible to the surface you want to measure. I have one of the laser type ones and at 4 feet it reads almost 20 degrees cooler than at 4 inches. Of course that was of very hot temperatures. When dealing with lower temps that we are used to dealing with the difference is less pronounced but still can be several degrees off.