Rectal Thermometers

I was wondering if anyone knows where I can purchase a YELLOW rectal thermometer.

All of the ones I have been able to find so far are white with red ends. I would like to purchase a yellow one. I have been thinking about shooting some photos of a rectal thermometer and a yellow one would show up better in the photos.

Please send me an e-mail if you know where I can purchase a yellow one.

Thank You.

B-D mercury thermometers had a high visibility yellow background however they have been discontinued so you are not likely to find a new one. If you search eBay they do come up regularly and often sell for less than $10 USD.

If you have a few hundred dollars laying around you could check the laboratory supply companies for an ASTM Certified thermometer. They are available in a number of ranges including body temperature, all have the yellow hi-vis background, and they are often larger in diameter as well as longer than a regular rectal thermometer.

Try any place that sells veterinary thermometers. Those that I have have a yellow background. Try horse.com (NFI) or the nearest Tractor Supply or feed-n-seed type establishment. Happy hunting!

LadyDoc

Thank You very much for your responses. I will give your suggestions a try and keep looking. Again, Thank you.

Why yellow???

Another posibility: http://klinikforsyning.dk/glas-feber-termometer.html

Have you looked at ebay? I think perhaps you can find an old on which is yellow. I don't think that they are produced any longer.

Http://www.medicaltoys.com/essentials.htm try here ... i ordered one and it is yellow with a red tip ...

Thank You for all the suggestions. loveb, I would like yellow because a female friend is going to allow me to shoot some photos of a rectal thermometer inserted into her anus. Yellow is a little brighter and would show up better in the photos. Again, THANK YOU for all the suggestions. I will check out all of them.

Mrjayr,

I'm not sure what they sent you, but the photo on the website you referenced, while identified as a "rectal thermometer" is clearly an oral one. The case has a blue top and the thermometer a long pointed bulb.

I have a yellow thermometer if u want it....I bought it a few month ago but don't need it...it still works and I only used it once mouth wise lol....

Interesting devise and makes one so helpless

I have seen yellow ones butt it was a long time ago. I think I had one once and broke. Rectal thermometers are the best way to get an accurate reading. The fact that we love the feeling of sliding it in and out of our sensitive rose bud holes is an added bonus.

By yellow what do you mean I own 15 of them I will sell you one if needed

Digital or mercury

Amazon has digital.

Yes, at any small medical supply company. Or where they sell used medical equipment and supplies. Or search online.

Mercury type rectal can be found in the large animal section of any farm supply store. Two examples in the eastern US

TSC (Tractor Supply Company)

Southern States

You won't find a new mercury thermometer in the farm stores. If it is newish and the fluid is red it is alcohol or something akin to it. If it is metal it may be galinstan which is a low melting point metal alloy that is a liquid at room temperatures.

In my limited research on glass thermometers I did not find any data to support one being more accurate than the other.