I'm new to keeping Ball Pythons or any kind of snake and have some questions. Me and the wife just got two ball pythons a couple days ago. There both juvenilles ones a little over a foot and the other is a little smaller. At first I had them togther is a 30 gallon long but was advised to seperate them and put them in smaller tanks also to get a few things so I did tonight. Now I have the biggest one in a 20 gallon with a acurite thermometer humity in one with a probe. I have two heating pads one for the cool side and one for the warm side and I have the probe lying on top of the bedding on the warm side. I've had it set up now for a few hours both heating pads are on high. my reading right now are 74.8 on the cool side and 79.5 on the warm side and rising slowly. I have the smaller Bp in a 10 gallon reading pretty much the same. Now I know I will need to get some thermostates to control both sides. I'm thinking I will have to get two infered lights one for each tank to help the cool side get up. One question is since I have both heating pads on both sides the cool and warm on high why am I getting different reading. I have the termometer itself on the cool side right above the bedding. If I get lights I will need three theromostats one for the cool sides one for the warm sides and one for the lights. My tanks are setting right next to one another. Also my humity right now is 38% I just misted the bedding a little bit ago which raised it a little. Can some one pleae help me get my temps and humity to were they should be. I'm going tommorrow to see if I can get lights nad theromstates. Thanks guys! Also I have screen tops should I inslate them with tinfoil and tape like I seen a pic on this site to hold in heat and humity.