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Temperature

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  • 04-24-2017, 08:43 AM
    jodidelisio
    Temperature
    Hi! I would like to ask about temperature
    I recently owned a ball python and have been wondering to put a heat mat or not
    considering the hot weather in my city which is Indonesia,Jakarta (30 degrees on day 29 degrees during night an 24 degress on rainy season)
    so do I really need to put a heat mat because I'm afraid that my snake would overheat?
    other snake owners in my city never uses any heat mat considering the weather

    thank you in advance!
  • 04-24-2017, 08:52 AM
    StillBP
    I would use a mat to create a hotspot. You want a hot spot of close to 90°f or 32° c but your ambient temperatures are good. And would probably work without​ a mat.
  • 04-24-2017, 09:31 AM
    jodidelisio
    Re: Temperature
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by StillBP View Post
    I would use a mat to create a hotspot. You want a hot spot of close to 90°f or 32° c but your ambient temperatures are good. And would probably work without​ a mat.

    thank you very much for replying!
    alright then I will do so
    thank you very much for your answer
  • 04-24-2017, 11:29 AM
    Stewart_Reptiles
    I would not use a heat mat if the temps are 29/30 it is perfectly acceptable to keep BP with ambient temps alone in those ranges (I do it most of the year), those are actually too high as a cool spot if used in combination with a hot spot.

    During the rainy season however you need to provide a hot spot as 24 is too low to facilitate digestion.
  • 04-25-2017, 12:12 PM
    jodidelisio
    Re: Temperature
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Deborah View Post
    I would not use a heat mat if the temps are 29/30 it is perfectly acceptable to keep BP with ambient temps alone in those ranges (I do it most of the year), those are actually too high as a cool spot if used in combination with a hot spot.

    During the rainy season however you need to provide a hot spot as 24 is too low to facilitate digestion.

    thank you very much for replying!
    i will do so but rainys season here is short though.
    thank you very much and this is a lot coming from you
  • 04-25-2017, 01:12 PM
    Ba11er
    I would put a heat mat on anyways and control it with a thermostat. That way you know your hotspot will always be where it should be. Its too easy to forget what the temperature is and just adding a heat mat now, just in case, will be easier than down the road.
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