Just got a blood, i have a few questions!

Looks good!

No offense or anything but if you don't want it to look like hell in there you can get one of the black lights, they still give off light but not as much. It's kind of cool though since it's a blood python! I love them.

Black lights are horrible for heat, the infrared give out no light and awesome heating.

Dont switch your fine way you have it.

Thanks again for all the help guys! its like i have my own personal snake experts at my finger tips! I know a decent amount about snakes but this little girl has a lot more requirements than most, but im absolutely loving it! The infrared is working great. warm side is about 88-89 and the cool side stays shaded 24/7 and about 77-78. humidity stays between 65%-70% depending how long ago i misted the tank. sorry if i have sounded more like a mother of a new born baby than a snake owner but her health and well being is way more important than my pride and ego.

Your hot side is too high. Get that down to 84-86. Bloods dont like hot temps.

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Originally Posted by RichsBallPythons

Your hot side is too high. Get that down to 84-86. Bloods dont like hot temps.

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will do, ill just take a layer or two off the top and that will make it perfect! cant thank you enough

Regardless of the color, leaving any heat bulb on 24/7 is a fire hazard. They are designed to be on about 12 hours a day.

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Originally Posted by SpiffyYoshi

Regardless of the color, leaving any heat bulb on 24/7 is a fire hazard. They are designed to be on about 12 hours a day.

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Says who, when used properly they wont harm anything.. Only fire hazzards to morons who use them in wrong way.

I appreciate the fire concern but ive looked a lot into it already. The dome that the bulb is in is not hot at all. i can literally pick up the dome at any part and not have any issues of being burned. the bulb also sits deep inside and does not touch anything. The light/dome is connected into a surge protector too, not the wall. However i know that no setup is perfect and i will continue checking everything everyday to make sure nothing goes wrong on my part.

I don't think it is a fire hazard, but they last longer if used on a lamp dimmer because they aren't running on full power 24/7.