newbie question on temperature control

hi guys my son is away with the army and dad (myself) has been left with 2 ball pythons and 2 vivariums, i have never kept reptiles in my life only ever kept dogs , sorry to ramble on, my question is the basking side of both tanks is 90 f which i have researched and is near enough spot on, but my cooler end of the vivs are only around 69.8f which is to low, so my question is how do i get the cooler end to increase to 79f without getting to hot on the basking side , many thanks ,sorry if this has been asked a thousand times :snake:

Room temperature is the easiest fix for this. If possible, increse the room temperature to around 75 degrees. that would do just fine. If that is not possible, there are other ways, but they will be more in depth and could alter the humidity levels as well.

Can you post pictures of the set up? There are different ways to help insulate so more of the heat from the hot side stays inside too. But I agree with bumping the room temp up a little too.

thank you very much for the reply guys , when i figure out how to put picture on i will, but in the meantime i will increase the room temperature :)

I agree that increasing the room temps is the best way to increase the ambient temps. Can I ask what you're using as a primary heat source and is it regulated by a thermostat? You can also use radiant heat panels, ceramic heat emitters, or red heat bulbs to boost your ambient temps. I hope this helps, best wishes with the snakes, and thanks to your son for his service.

yes - we had readings of high 60f - So we went and spent £26 on a OIL HEATER. Room went from 16oC to 22oC - Ambient went from high 60f to 80f constant. Humidity did drop tho so thats the next challenge!!

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Originally Posted by tiamaria

hi guys my son is away with the army and dad (myself) has been left with 2 ball pythons and 2 vivariums, i have never kept reptiles in my life only ever kept dogs , sorry to ramble on, my question is the basking side of both tanks is 90 f which i have researched and is near enough spot on, but my cooler end of the vivs are only around 69.8f which is to low, so my question is how do i get the cooler end to increase to 79f without getting to hot on the basking side , many thanks ,sorry if this has been asked a thousand times :snake:

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Cool end of high 60's/low 70's is fine.