Cool Side / Ambient ... How low can you go?

I recently converted my BPs over to a rack setup. I did so to save space and also because I have become more accepting of the idea that BPs are not display animals thanks to this site. It's in my bedroom and if I had it my way I'd sleep in 60 degrees every night. I feel like even a few degrees would do wonders for my own quality of life, but at what expense to theirs?

So here's my question: What's the lowest range you personally feel comfortable dropping the ambient air/cool side temps to before increasing the risk of stress or illness for a Ball Python?

I don't ever let my temps drop below 75. I don't really like them getting below 78.

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Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant

I don't ever let my temps drop below 75. I don't really like them getting below 78.

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This is exactly how I feel about ambient temps.

I think 75 is the lowest I would let the ambient temps get. Of course I don't like them there but 75 should be ok during the cooler months or only out of necessity

i keep my ambient air at 79-81.

The cool side temps in my reptile room have been around 73 all winter so far with zero problems. It my old apartment it got as low as 70 some nights and I've never had a sick snake.

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Originally Posted by Dabonus

The cool side temps in my reptile room have been around 73 all winter so far with zero problems. It my old apartment it got as low as 70 some nights and I've never had a sick snake.

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For me at least it's not wort the risk. If I was in a situation that the ambiants were below 75 I would bump up the hot side temps a degree or two.

Just something to keep in mind.... Cool temps do NOT automatically mean a sick snake. Cool temps don't make snakes sick. But IF your snake has some virus or bacteria lurking around and the temps are too low, then the animals' immune system may be less effective at fighting it off and then it can turn into a full blown illness.

What Judy said! It also is likely to effect feeding too.

I voted 77-79 although 78 is my point I don't like to see lower than this for an ambient air temp. My surface temps are 100% stable at 80 and 90 but the ambient shifts through the day and night it varies a bit but typically 77-8 at the very coolest part of the night building to 80 around dawn and 83-4 around 12 noon and falling back down again at dusk to 80 or so and then dropping to the coolest in the wee hours.

I keep mine between 73-75 since my snake tub is in my room and my ball python is perfectly fine.