Infrared Temp Guns

[Big Gulp]

Looking into getting a temp gun. Anybody have any suggestions? Til now I've only used digital thermometers.

This is one I'm looking at. Kind of pricey tho compared to others.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct..._9r2ODLjpiuVVxSJw&sig2=knWqLAKt9fy_6PsyYGah9A

 

[jannb]

That's very similar to the one I use.
Check eBay and you might find one at a good price.

 

[medgecko]

I grabbed this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0174F8Z78/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 It's at the other end of the price spectrum but has been working great.

 

[Remkon]

Looking into getting a temp gun. Anybody have any suggestions? Til now I've only used digital thermometers.

This is one I'm looking at. Kind of pricey tho compared to others.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjOo6PFvOLPAhXhqFQKHSdeBa0QFghEMAA&url=http://en-us.fluke.com/products/thermometers/fluke-62-max-thermometer.html&usg=AFQjCNGDLoR67IzNW_9r2ODLjpiuVVxSJw&sig2=knWqLAKt9fy_6PsyYGah9A

Fluke is good brand but it's professional and you pay for that...
If you want overkill and waste a lot of money it's a great piece but the one @medgecko shows from amazon will be sufficient.
I have the same one ordered from aliexpress for 7$ and it's pretty accurate.

 

[Big Gulp]

Thanks for the replies guys/gals. Maybe I'll go with a cheaper one then if they're just as reliable.

 

[Big Gulp]

So, reading more on the temp guns.

If I wanna get the temp of my chams basking spot, it doesn't pay to test the actual branch, since the cham is taller than that, and closer to the bulb.

So, do I point the laser at the cham itself?? Is that an accurate reading?

 

[Chameleomom]

Mine pretty much goes to the same spot to bask...so I did my reading there

 

[Big Gulp]

But what I'm saying is, the temp off the surface of the branch and the top of the cham would be different, since the top of the cham is closer to the bulb.

 

[Chameleomom]

It's not going to be that much... I have read mine a little below and a little above. You can read it 3 different times hitting the same spot and sometimes it is different but pretty close. The cham will move where he needs

 

[Big Gulp]

Mine pretty much goes to the same spot to bask...so I did my reading there

It's not going to be that much... I have read mine a little below and a little above. You can read it 3 different times hitting the same spot and sometimes it is different but pretty close. The cham will move where he needs

OK, thanks.

So it won't read the heat that is coming from the chameleons actual body?

 

[Chameleomom]

,Yes...In fact I read bottom ambient and basking

 

[Big Gulp]

OK, I think I'm being confusing, and I apologize.

I'm talking about the actual heat the cham gives off. For instance, if it's 70 degrees in my room right now, and I point a temp gun at my arm, it will read much higher...like in the 90's. Because it's reading my body heat.

So, does pointing the laser at the cham give the actual temp of that particular location, given off from the heat of the bulb? Or wouldn't it read higher, since the chams body would be giving off heat as well? Or isn't that true because they're cold blooded?

I've always used Exo Terra digital thermometers, so this is new to me.

Thanks...

 

[Chameleomom]

Point the gun at the back of the encloser. You just need the basking temp not one for the cham

 

[medgecko]

If you are taking readings anywhere near your cham, make sure the laser is off.

 

[Big Gulp]

Are you joking?

 

[jannb]

So, reading more on the temp guns.

If I wanna get the temp of my chams basking spot, it doesn't pay to test the actual branch, since the cham is taller than that, and closer to the bulb.

So, do I point the laser at the cham itself?? Is that an accurate reading?

I point the red dot from the laser right on the chameleon. Can't get more accurate than that.

 

[Joleen]

I would think if you shine the laser in their eye it could potentially damage their vision.

 

[jannb]

I would think if you shine the laser in their eye it could potentially damage their vision.

I have never shined the laser on their eyes and wouldn't recommend it.