That makes more sense
To be honest, I shudder when I hear people recommending a basking surface temp of 95 degrees. Even 95-100 is low in my opinion.
From my understanding, 95 degrees is the minimum temperature required to even facilitate proper digestion. It makes sense, space allowing, to aim for a basking surface around 105, or slightly higher for non-adults. The dragon can pick if it wants to bask right at the 105 spot, or if it wants to be an inch to the side where it's a little cooler. If you are only offering such a low temperature, the dragon has no choice but to pick that spot.
Couple caveats with that though -
As with anything, advice is just general guidelines. We can't possibly have individual tailored advice for each dragon in each situation, which is why given advice needs to cover the majority of cases. Some dragons, especially older ones, tend to like slightly cooler temperatures.
One of my old girls, Naughtica, was notorious for refusing to bask unless her temperature was at what she specifically liked. She would not bask at 105. She would not bask at 100. She would not bask at 98. She would only bask if her basking surface temp was exactly at 96. And boy was she a pain at times lol.
But, that is part of being a pet owner. In the beginning you start off with the general advice; you learn and you grow. As you gain more experience, and learn the subtle idiosyncrasies of your dragon, you learn what it likes, and what it doesn't like. After years, I learned some very specific and odd quarks with Naughtica, one of which being that she would absolutely not bask unless her temperature was right where she wanted it. And to this day, she's the only dragon i've ever had that was absolutely that picky about it.
Now, if Naughtica was my only dragon that I ever owned, and I did not have this site, it would be reasonable for me to believe that 96 degrees is the proper temperature for an adult dragon. And it would be reasonable for me to go around spreading that advice. But therein lies the issue with personal experience. Sometimes your personal experience is unique, and is not relatable to the masses. It took me awhile to realize this too, which is why I try to be a bit more "loose" with my suggestions and advice on some things than others here.
But, I digress.
-Brandon