is this ok....?

i have a reptile heating pad and the lamp as well

i have the lamp on a timer, which is on for about 12hrs everyday

but the heating pad is on 24/7

i dont think the heating pad gives off that much heat to be honest. it is just enough, but the light adds to the warmth

right now in roxy's new tank all i have is a heat pad,it is most likely tempoary becuase right now i think the temps are about 80 85 in her tank but i wont be for sure until i get that thermometer thing at walmart (tomorrow) but she seems fine and actally has been spending alot of time on her cool side instead of over the heat pad and she shed perfectly today so all seems well.

bpewbie, i used to do the same thing with the light and the heat pad, i let the heat pad run 24/7 and i turned the light off at night and i was basicly roasting my snake, it was about 95 in there when the light was on, just somthing to think about, do you have a digital thermmometer??

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dont think the heating pad gives off that much heat to be honest. it is just enough, but the light adds to the warmth

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What is the temp from the heating pad? How are you measuring the temperatures in your tank?

its really not that big of a deal unless your house is really cold, its pretty funny, whenever my mom turns the air on i sneak over and turn it off(or at least on low),she gets pretty pissed but i always explain to her that we are not roasting in here therfore we dont NEED the AC on all day long.

and i hope i dont need to use a light again becuase that means i will have to go buy another screen top, right now im using peg board cut to fit the tank and the light cant get through that really.

see i have the light kinda close, but if i have it up higher....i can get it at the ideal temps


I do have a digital thermometer/humidity guage, and i've been working on getting everything perfect

i dont want to roast my snake by any means.....i had someone suggest a temp gun, which in case you dont know uses IR to find the exact temp.

ok i just read the care sheet from here:
http://www.ball-pythons.net/Sections...-1-page-1.html

and my temps were right on target

the hot side was actually at 93 and the cold side was at almost 80

on the cold side i just have a normal thermo.

but as i said, i did have it where the lamp was on during the day....it is not on right now, but the heating pad still is.