I'm having trouble with keeping up with ambient temps

I'm so worried about Sammy, his humidity is fine but his ambient temps are not. They stay at 76 degrees. I turn off my AC but my family can't take the heat, I can but I can't have my family suffering. What do I do to raise the ambient temps back to normal? Please help! :(

Type and size of enclosure? Heat source? How is it regulated? Type of thermometer and its placement? House temps? Lots of variables to be taken into consideration.

I'm guessing your snake is in glass aquarium? I have a 40gal tank for my ball python and found that having the heating pad with the thermostat just isn't enough as the tank is so high.
I purchased a 75w ceramic heat bulb, and I keep it placed over the center of the screen. The heat lamp is connected to a thermostat, so it stays around 85, which is high enough for the ambient temps. I also keep a hand towel placed over half of the tank to keep the warm side a little warmer, and it's been working well. My temps have stayed at a constant 80-87 ambient temp, and then 90 for the heating pad, and humidity I keep around 60 as I live in the desert and find she does better with higher moisture and doesn't seem so dried out. Make sure to be checking the temps with a thermal gun and a digital thermometer/ hygrometer, as the cheap ones you get from a pet store just aren't accurate. Hope this helps

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Originally Posted by Holly_Berry

that having the heating pad with the thermostat just isn't enough as the tank is so high.

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A correctly regulated UTH is not ever meant for ambient temperatures, only a warm spot for your animal to lay.



danielwilu2525, move them to a room that you can shut off a vent to so it will stay warmer in there.

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Originally Posted by PitOnTheProwl

A correctly regulated UTH is not ever meant for ambient temperatures, only a warm spot for your animal to lay.



danielwilu2525, move them to a room that you can shut off a vent to so it will stay warmer in there.

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Exactly, That's why I suggested getting a lower wattage heat lamp to keep the rest of the tank warm as well. I had never meant to say just use a UTH, but I know some people who think that it's simply enough.

Holly_berry has the right idea . I have my Mojave in a 20 gallon using a helix thermostat put probe in between pad an glass used foil tape around pad and covered 90 % of screen top with foil tape set temperature 91 degree . I run my AC at 78 while home cool side stays around 78-80. Hot side 88-90.

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Nothing wrong with 76 degrees :gj:

Sorry for being such a ghost! I was out. He is in a 15qt tub with a Apollo thermostat and a Exo Terra UTH. The tub is placed on a tall block of cloth so my bunny doesn't get to him. The room he's in doesn't have anyone sleeping in it, so I guess I can shut off the vents so it can be warmer.