Rookie BP owner question

[Reptile King]

Would it be okay or more beneficial to place two under the tank heat mats inside a 20 gallon long tank?

I would place one on one end (for basking 90 degrees) and one on the opposite end (80-82 degrees). I would place her water bowl on top of the 80-82 degree heat mat. I figured this would help with humidity in a glass tank. I would also cover that portion of the mesh screen.

Experts please give me your two cents!

[tonkatoyman]

You only need one uth in the tank. It showld be placed under the hide on one end of the tank. You should put another hide on the other end so the animal has a hot spot and a cool one. How old is the snake. I assume it is a ball but I might be assumeing to much.

[pavlovk1025]

You only need one uth in the tank. It showld be placed under the hide on one end of the tank. You should put another hide on the other end so the animal has a hot spot and a cool one. How old is the snake. I assume it is a ball but I might be assumeing to much.

It does say rookie BP owner question.

And I would do as he said, only one necessary.

[PythonBreeder]

Well first off it that's not a typo, you CANNOT place heat pads inside the tank. They will severely burn the snake.

[tonkatoyman]

Well first off it that's not a typo, you CANNOT place heat pads inside the tank. They will severely burn the snake.

I should have caught his statement about in the tank and yes do not put it in the tank but under it

[pavlovk1025]

I should have caught his statement about in the tank and yes do not put it in the tank but under it

Nice job being the featured comment of the week on snakebytes btw. OT

[Reptile King]

Yes it is a ball python. Yes I put the uth on the bottom of the outside of the enclosure.

Just wondering if it would be beneficial if I lowered the heat on the cool end to 80 degrees or so. That way I would have the proper heat gradient throughout the cage.

You have answered my questions. I'llstick with one uth.

[Kaorte]

Can you use two? Yes
Do you need two? No
An ambient temp of 80* is enough for your cool side. They don't necessarily need belly heat on the hot and cold side.

[dreese88]

My room stays pretty cool, so I actually did put 2 pieces of flexwatt controlled by different thermostats on opposite ends...My pastel hasn't complained since I did that.

[JohnNJ]

I have two glass tanks and both have a UTH under each end. All four are controlled by a Herpstat Pro.

The temps in the hides are perfect. The snakes move the aspen out of the way and lay directly on the glass. The ambient temps above the hides never get above room temp and ususally stay around the low 70's. It doesn't matter because the BP's ususally stay in the hides.

Overkill? You bet! But I have not bothered with temps or humidity since I set the tanks up this way, so it was well worth it.