another humidity question..

UGH heat lamps, an absolute thing of the past for me. i will never, ever go back to them.

for snakes, anyways. they cost a lot more to run, and if you have other animals like dogs, cats, or men (jk), then you run the risk of the lamps getting knocked down onto a carpet and starting a fire. and BELIEVE ME they start very fast! i've seen it happen.

also as you've found out, they're really bad for sucking up humidity.

if you are wanting to use the glass tank though, why not get a UTH and cover the top with saran wrap, like you said?

also keep in mind that ball pythons need belly heat, you don't need to worry about warming up the ambient air temp to 90 degrees. as long as they have a nice warm spot to lay on, they're good to go!

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Originally Posted by SquamishSerpents

also keep in mind that ball pythons need belly heat, you don't need to worry about warming up the ambient air temp to 90 degrees. as long as they have a nice warm spot to lay on, they're good to go!

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They need belly heat? I never knew that. I know that people opt to provide it, however I never knew that it was biological requirement.

I wonder how all those other people keep their ball pythons aliving and thriving with overhead and back heat. Maybe their snakes are special.

With regards to humidity - one option is to stop mucking with trying to affect the whole enclosure and instead concentrate on providing a humid microclimate - like a humid hide.

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Originally Posted by jeff_blake

yeah i use aspen bedding, and a large water bowl under the heat tank, as well as a uth underneath her hiding log. still was a pain to keep up. so tonight i tried using tin foil on the long side, and on the side thats up against the wall. im hoping that would help keep the heat in, and not need the heat lamp on as high, and ill see if that helps the humidity a little. i would go with a plastic tub, but i like seeing it.

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You can put a humid hide in there http://pet-snakes.com/make-humid-hide.
I switched to rack, but I have 2 in QT in my old tanks for a while. The rack/tub thing is so much easier, no humidity problems and stable temps with heat tape.

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Originally Posted by Skiploder

They need belly heat? I never knew that. I know that people opt to provide it, however I never knew that it was biological requirement.

I wonder how all those other people keep their ball pythons aliving and thriving with overhead and back heat. Maybe their snakes are special.

With regards to humidity - one option is to stop mucking with trying to affect the whole enclosure and instead concentrate on providing a humid microclimate - like a humid hide.

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haha sorry, was waaaaaay past my bedtime.

let me rephrase:

belly heat is the optimal method of heating your ball python's enclosure.