bp in room temp?

[ralph]

Can I keep a bp in room temp in philippines?
Philippines is a tropical country and the lowest temp here in monsoon is 21 and in summer is 34 i guest

[Eric Alan]

21°C (69.8°F) and 34°C (93.2°F) are the extreme ranges of safe temperature tolerances. Ideally, you don't want their temperatures falling much below 24°C or getting much above 32°C on a regular basis.

If you haven't read it already, there is a pretty good care guide on this site that should help provide some direction in regards to temperatures and several other important husbandry considerations: Ball Python (Python regius) Caresheet.

Last, but not least, welcome to the site!

Best regards,
Eric

[ralph]

Thank you , how can I keep the tank hot enough?
Do ball pythons need sunlight or just heat?
And is there a cheap way to do this?

[Vanouri]

Thank you , how can I keep the tank hot enough?
Do ball pythons need sunlight or just heat?
And is there a cheap way to do this?

Ball pythons are mostly nocturnal from what I know, though mine enjoys being put in the day, they do not require sunlight. I would recommend a heating pad, as its what mine use and prefer. They aren't unbearably expensive about 40 dollars for a 40 gallon heating pad.

[PitOnTheProwl]

Ball pythons are mostly nocturnal from what I know, though mine enjoys being put in the day, they do not require sunlight. I would recommend a heating pad, as its what mine use and prefer. They aren't unbearably expensive about 40 dollars for a 40 gallon heating pad.

AND a rheostat or thermostat to regulate the heat source.

[ralph]

Thank you but I search on the internet a uth in philippines and there's nothing is there's any substitution for uth?

[steve2md]

A red or ceramic element heat lamp could work for your situation. It likely won't be needed at all in the summer, and in the winter, you'd run it 24/7 on a dimmer so you can adjust the ambient temperature.
since the Philippines is tropical, maintaining humidity should not be an issue, but if it is above the recommended levels on the care sheet, a fan blowing across the top (not into) the tank should help to dry it a little. As for cooling in the summer, the cheapest way I can think of is placing the tank in a drip tray or other reservoir with an inch of water in it. That water evaporating would keep the tank a few degrees cooler than ambient. That method will only work when ambient humidity is around 50% or below though, as the water won't evap well at higher %.
Another thought, would be a portable air conditioner for the room that has your snake. It would keep the hotter temps down and dry the air a bit.

There are a million ways to figure it out.

Not to push you away from BP, but have you considered a more tropical constrictor?

[ralph]

The only snake available here in Philippines are ball python, retics, and burmese python.so there's not much too choose from.
*sorry for my bad english

[ralph]

So what shall I choose?

[C2tcardin]

seems odd that they are available there but no one sells UTH's or other heating supplies. I'm not questioning you it just strikes me as odd. Do you know anyone there with a BP currently that you could talk to. Retics and Burms are cool too but they are going to get so much bigger.