Maintaining heat.

For my 55 gallon tank I use the heat pad under 1 hide and I have 1 on the cold side as well. During the day I use a red heat lamp and its about 85 degrees in there during the day. 45-50% humidity at all times (unless she is showing signs of shedding) in this case I bump it up to 60%. My question is. At night when I turn off the lamp what are some good ways of keeping the temp in there from dropping so low? Some night it gets all the way down to 55-60 degrees. Is this ok? Is there something I am missing out on to provide her with a little more than she already has during the night? Please help :)

Your tank is too big! Thats why you can't maintain proper temps! You can leave a infared bulb on 24 hours to keep it warm! You can also cover the top and sides with foamboard to keep in heat!

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Originally Posted by strangefamous

For my 55 gallon tank I use the heat pad under 1 hide and I have 1 on the cold side as well. During the day I use a red heat lamp and its about 85 degrees in there during the day. 45-50% humidity at all times (unless she is showing signs of shedding) in this case I bump it up to 60%. My question is. At night when I turn off the lamp what are some good ways of keeping the temp in there from dropping so low? Some night it gets all the way down to 55-60 degrees. Is this ok? Is there something I am missing out on to provide her with a little more than she already has during the night? Please help :)

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how old is ur BP? i would start by getting a WAY smaller tank or tub!
is the heat pad in or outside of the tank??? how are u monitoring the temps & humidity?

i started with a tank and i kno the temps are seriously frustrating to keep up with... and the humidity... lets just say i gave up on tanks :D

pics?

woah 55 gallon? you need like a 10 or 20 gallon if u go by the glass tank the bigger the tank the harder it is to keep heat/humidity!

Try a 10g for babies, 20g long for adults. Better yet, a 30-42 quart bin!

I agree with the others, a 55g is way to large. a 55g is made for fish so it is very tall. Ball pythons only really need about 12 inches of height. Most of the volume in a 55g is from the height, not the floor area.

3 heat sources is a little excessive. Are you using a thermostat with the heating pads? What kind of thermometers are you using to measure temps?

Hi,

I'd stop turning off the light at night. :P


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