my ball python died what happend

Sorry for your loss :( If the lamp is the only heat source (I.e. not heat mat) then it should be on one side.
Be sure to clean and disinfect the enclosure and anything that goes in it if you're using the same stuff you had in with the previous snake.
I would also suggest different hides to reduce stress. They like snug tight fitting places, those half logs are no good.

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thanks for everything and from everyone

What type of humidity gauge and thermostat did you have?

There is only one person that can really answer your question and it is an herp vet, unless you have a necropsy done everything else is just assumptions.

There are many possibilities and only a vet can give you the answer you want sorry.

Sorry for your loss man...I've had one of my guys for 2 months now and I'm already attached to him...

I've been messing around with my tank and recently have a warm side of around 82-84 which is the air towards the bottom of the tank, warmer towards the top obviously and i do have a heat mat as well,that's set around 83-86 humidity is around30-50, when he sheds I bump it up a bit to like 60-70 as often as I can. He's eating eating anything and sheds no problem.

im sure your set upp had something to do with ya BP passing..My snake hates the cool side. Only time he is there is when he is exploring looking for Food or just being nosey

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well to all that has help me so far thank you and im glad i found this site. as for getting the body checked out i really wish i could but i dont have any money to pay for that rent killed me this month but i am plaining on getting a new bp but i will get new thermo stats and hofully nothing else gos wrong one other question should my lamp be centerd or on one side ive had this argument with plenty of ppl and i would like to here other ppls responses to this thank you again

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I hear ya on the money for the necropsy. They are really expensive. It sounds like you may have obtained him already with a problem. I don't know where you got him, but a snake can look healthy and really not be. They are good at hiding that they are sick, otherwise they would get eaten in the wild. This is why you have to be careful where you buy from.

A 100 watt bulb is usually recommended for a 40 gallon tank. If it was giving you a air temp of 92 then it could easily be over heating the tank floor. I have a 60 watt bulb on the cool side of a 40 gallon tank and it is hanging above the tank a few inches because it can overheat the tank floor too. I also have a100 watt che and it is hanging about five inches above the screen top. That makes it about 16 inches from the tank floor but it gives me a 90 hotspot. If your bulb was just sitting on the tank lid it was over heating the enclosure.

The worst thing about this thread is op's spelling that is giving me the worst migraine of my last 10 years :O

Not sure that was necessary, considering he came looking for help. Honestly I've seen worse spelling on here.

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