Purchased a Fireball Python today

[kyleash]

Hello everyone new to owning a snake so all the help and input well be great. I purchased a fireball a few days ago. Snake has some really great color. I believe he was born sometime Nov.2011.Purchased a snake rack and just waiting for it to be built so right now just have it in a exo terra cage. I have a couple questions right now Im just using a 100 watt bulb during the day and a heat pad at night until the snake rack is built is that a good idea?

[cmack91]

do you have something controlling them? depending on the size of the cage, a 100 watt could get way too hot, and without some kind of dimmer or thermostat on the uth (heat pad), they can easily reach 130 degrees

[kyleash]

thank you for replying. the cage is a exo terra it is 24 height and 18 width. the heat pad is a 4 watt mini

[cmack91]

a 100 watt is way too hot for something that small, it will easily get 115+ at the floor. and again, if the uth is plugged directly into the wall, its still going to get way too hot.

for now, get a couple of these from home depot:
http://www.homedepot.com/Electrical-...&storeId=10051

and do you have any way to read your temps?

[ScubaDiver007]

Come on.. Dont be shy .. Post some pictures..

[Crz89]

Please show us some pictures


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[kyleash]

[kyleash]

[kyleash]

[kyleash]

Exo- terra temps with 100 watt at bottom of tank stays at 95.2 degrees during the day and at night it stays around 75.

a 100 watt is way too hot for something that small, it will easily get 115+ at the floor. and again, if the uth is plugged directly into the wall, its still going to get way too hot.

for now, get a couple of these from home depot:
http://www.homedepot.com/Electrical-...&storeId=10051

and do you have any way to read your temps?