Soooo my hognose tank is almost done but Im struggling with the temps. My heat mat is plugged into a jumpstart thermostat, which is supposed to shut off at 2 degrees above the set temp, which is 90. But a few minutes ago it was up to 94.5! It had shut off and went down to 91 in just a few minutes. Is this okay? If not, how do I fix it?

amazingpetenclosures:

I’m not 100% what the min and max hot spot temps for hognoses are, BUT I would make sure you set the thermostat to shut off at or close to the minimum temp so that if it warms up a few extra degrees before shutting off, it’s still within acceptable range. That being said, I don’t think 95 is actually hot enough to cause damage, especially for such a short amount of time, so there’s no need to panic or be super worried.

If that’s just a hot spot, that’s fine. The snake should move away if it gets too hot.