Help getting tempature up!

[Spbeyond]

Hello my medium sized ball python is in a 30 gallon tank. The warm side is only getting to around 85 degrees. I need to get it higher. Should I get a ceramic heater? If so what size would you recommend? Thanks

[JLC]

Well....my very best recommendation is to try a plastic tub. And if not that...then try a smaller tank.


Beyond that...it's really hard to know what to recommend because I don't know enough about your setup. What are you using for heat now? How cool is the cool side? Ambient temps? Do the temps in the room it is in fluctuate a lot? (Such as drop significantly at night) What are you using to measure these temps?

For a general overview on making glass tanks work, though...you might try looking at this thread:

http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ad.php?t=32800

[Brock Wagner]

Have you a tried a heat lamp on one end of the cage?


Brock