Ball python humidity

The temp. of the tank is regularly 80, so does that mean i should stop using the basking light all together because he has a nice warm hide or is it okay to keep the basking light wouldn't it be nice if he did want a little more heat? also i do have hides on both side so if he wants to cool down he can go to the other side , so my main question is that is it really necessary to take out the basking light because my humidity is okay still and it might give him more heat, please reply thanks for all your help so far.

The temp. of the tank is regularly 80, so does that mean i should stop using the basking light all together because he has a nice warm hide or is it okay to keep the basking light wouldn't it be nice if he did want a little more heat? also i do have hides on both side so if he wants to cool down he can go to the other side , so my main question is that is it really necessary to take out the basking light because my humidity is okay still and it might give him more heat, please reply thanks for all your help so far.

I've posted this somewhere else, so you may find it if you do a forum search, but I have a similar set up and this is how I do it...

1) 20 gal tank w/sliding/locking wire top w/aspen sm chipped substrate and repticarpet under to prevent thermal burns from burrowing
2) day blue lamp left side and night bulb right side for ambient temps --> blue plugged into rheostat (1.5 hrs on and 1 off cycling day and night)
3) 6 removable foil covered cardboard pieces to help keep in humidity over wire top
4) 1 fluker's mini dripper into a ramiken of sphagnum moss (changed weekly) to help hold humidity constant
5) 1 misting ea morn on moss bundles spread throughout cage as well as on 2 fake plants stuck to the tank (moss changed weekly)
6) UTH on left side w/thermostat probe between it and glass
7) digital hygrometer/thermometer with probe in hide on hot side and placed at snake level on cool side

My temps are usually cool side 78-83 (substrate will be around 80) and warm side 91-94. My humidity 55-62 unless shedding when it gets bumped up between 70 and 75. I rarely have to adjust anything to get my temps to hold constant, but I monitor frequently, as my timers go wonky every now and then.

Hope this helps some!

It does a lot thank you but just answer this one question should i keep on the basking light for ambient temps. or should i just use that in the winter if i dont use it the tank will be around 80 ambient then ill still have the hot spot in the hide which is over the UTH. Before you said 80 was good for it what should I do.

Ambient temps should be in upper 70s to mid eighties. If you have 80 without the light, then ditch it until the winter. My ambient temp is a little too low if I don't use it and it helps to warm up the hot spot a little more in the hide.

Thanks so much so should i get a nice 90 for the hot spot or 92 or 93

also the digital thermometer is coming later in the week, im just using a basking light until i get the that so i can correctly set the UTH to the right temp. will just the light be okay for a couple days its like 90 ambient on the warm side i cant measure the bottom with the cheapo thermometer but thats the plan then on friday ill set up the UTH with the T-stat and just use that.

The hot spot should range from 90-94 or so. I wouldn't try and keep it spot at 90, especially since it will change depending on how the snake burrows once the UTH is set up. As for just the basking light...you do what you have to do until it comes in, but I would be careful as the stick on thermometers can be way off. At least if you are using a basking light only., the bottom is not what you have to be worried about as there is no heat there right now :-)

So, the basking light is providing a couple degrees for a couple days so that can be fine until i get the stuff in the mail also the ambient temp are getting a little low can i just mount the lamp to the wall so i can adjust it higher and lower so i can boost the ambient temps and if i do that which side should i put the basking light on cold or warm but this is when i get the digital thermometer or i might not have to do that because the UTH will boost it a little, right? Also he will be shedding soon i have the humidity right but the temp will be right soon he has the blueish grey eyes and pink belly. Also when i get the digital thermometer where to i put the probe for the T-stat. Also do you mean when he burrows i have to lower the thermostat

The light will have to be on your warm side, as it is the only thing that you have keeping that side warm. You will also need a night light to keep the temps up at night if you do not have one already. When you get the UTH and set it up with the thermostat, you may or may not need the light. It depends on your ambient temps. You can mount the light wherever you deem reasonable to adjust the temps. I have mine hooked up to a rheostat dimmer and raise and lower when needed. The temps should be kept the same when shedding, just make sure that your humidity is up. If you do not have a reliable digital hygrometer, I would at the very least place a damp paper towel in one of the hides that your snake can go into if he wants. Mine likes to shed inside his hide and my humidity was kept at 70-75% from end of pink belly to shed (about a week). My snake hid the whole time so I missed the bluing stage.