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Honestly, they are very much not okay. Cool side should not be below 77-78F ever. Basking spot/warm side hot spot should not be more than 88-90F....

No. Max temp about 90* is safer- 104* is too hot. Lowest temp. not below 75* is best. Humidity is fine- 50-60% is okay for most of the time, but...

I use them. They work like CHE's - they emit infrared radiation which heats surfaces rather than air. My carpet python will sometimes bask under...

Thanks!

I'd suggest feeding nothing wider than her mid-body- no need to push food, & sometimes when BPs are fed larger items than they need, they seem MORE...

In the sub-forum "BP Pictures" you'll find this "sticky" (ie. permanent for reference) thread: ...

Ah, I see. I'll get a scale later down the line, I don't want to stress her out too much. Not sure how to post pictures on here, but I've updated...

I definitely think one of the most damaging things people do as new owners is immediately start impulse-acquiring a huge collection, buying a dozen...

If you have spare money lying around & don't need to save it for essentials, a digital scale may help put your mind at ease, especially since you...

Lack of activity most of the time is honestly a good sign for all my snakes. I do see them on occasion of course (especially towards evenings, doubly...

Of COURSE you'll mess up. We all do, that's how we learn. ;) But we're here to help you avoid making the really BIG mistakes. :D

You beat me to it. Great minds... ;)

I don't know my BP exact age, all of know is that she's young (less than a year old) Is a scale necessary to monitor her growth/weight? I've just...

Thank you for the advice! I recently got a hatchling BP 2 weeks ago after doing 6 years of research on them. I find ball pythons fascinating but...

I think this is number one- set up & fully test your set-up for a week at least before the new snake moves in, so you have time to make changes & get...

Stressed: not eating, restless (very active), getting sick. Happy: eating & shedding well, keeping regular hours (resting-lying low by day, & in...

Well as a new owner ( 6 months in now- first snake) here were the things I wish I had known. test your heat before you get your snake! I had an...

Relevant and enjoyable book: Stolen World Another book in the same vein, with similar connections to the discussion at hand though a different...

Speaking of "cough, cough, Crutchfield, cough, cough", I think this book was mentioned somewhere, but it bears another: (It's on my bookshelf.) ...

Cough, cough, Crutchfield, cough, cough. Still respected and viewed as a role model by too many although he was extradited from Belize after...

crazy world - i remember seeing this company on MM for some species i was looking at - good thing i didn’t do biz with thems - this sort of thing...

Sure, why not? That's a perfect ambush position for him- he's not doing it just to be photogenic. :D But he's that, too.

Thanks, this guy sits out like this almost 24/7. Draped over his log, with his body coiled in the hide in back.