Ok I’ve been a ball python owner for almost a whole year. I’ve always been very confident of how I’m caring for my python. Although sometimes I doubt myself because of all the different advice everyone gives out. As of right now my snake is in a 40 gallon breeder. I’ve got one UTH heater on the warm side connected to a rheostat. Above the UTH (screen mesh) I’ve got an infrared red light bulb (lowest watt) to help maintain the proper warm side temps. I don’t use any fancy lighting since snakes are nocturnal and the light only stresses them out. Although I do allow very little sunlight to enter my room, so I can maintain day/night cycles. The infrared light bulb and UTH is on 24/7, since the warm side temps should not drop.

Warm Side 90 Degrees
Cool Side 80-85 Degrees (drops a little at night but never below 75)

Now my questions are:

Should I have 2 UTH?
Do I really need Daylight/Moonlight Bulbs?
Lamp timers are they really necessary for one ball python?