Proper temperature & humidity range

You have a couple potential husbandry issues. Please check this out.
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/showthread.php?127203-Ball-Python-(Python-regius)-Caresheet

It is doubtful that the readings you are getting are accurate and it is sounding like your heat source is not regulated.

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Originally Posted by sheaziiekittyxo

I also have an UTH below a heating lamp that I keep on during the day, but as of right now I have no way of gauging the temp the UTH is putting out.

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If you don't have a digital thermometer probe sitting above the UTH hot spot, unplug it. Are you using a thermostat to control the output of the UTH? If not, unplug it.

It's hard to tell what kind of thermometers you are using. Are they digital or analog (those round stick on ones with the needle)? This matters a lot because digital thermometers are much more accurate.

It is very possible that your tank is hotter than what those thermometers are telling you.

Not trying to beat you up here, just trying to make sure your little snake is a-ok! :)

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Originally Posted by JodanOrNoDan

You have a couple potential husbandry issues. Please check this out.
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/showthread.php?127203-Ball-Python-(Python-regius)-Caresheet

It is doubtful that the readings you are getting are accurate and it is sounding like your heat source is not regulated.

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So I should definitely invest in a digital thermometer/hydrometer? I had a feeling the ones I currently have weren't exact, but I thought they might have been at least pretty close to what the actual temps were. Any suggestions on how many thermometers I should have and the placements?

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Originally Posted by Kaorte

If you don't have a digital thermometer probe sitting above the UTH hot spot, unplug it. Are you using a thermostat to control the output of the UTH? If not, unplug it.

It's hard to tell what kind of thermometers you are using. Are they digital or analog (those round stick on ones with the needle)? This matters a lot because digital thermometers are much more accurate.

It is very possible that your tank is hotter than what those thermometers are telling you.

Not trying to beat you up here, just trying to make sure your little snake is a-ok! :)

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No I don't have anything that reads the actual temp above the UTH, so I will definitely unplug it until I can get a probe and a thermostat.

But until I can, all I have for a source of heat besides the UTH is an overhead lamp and I turn it off at night so I don't stress my snake out. So should I just keep the light on at all times to make sure it's warm enough until I can get everything I need to use the UTH properly?

I know, I really appreciate all of your answers 😊 trust me, I want what's best for her too, that's why I'm asking and finding out anything I'm doing wrong.

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Originally Posted by sheaziiekittyxo

No I don't have anything that reads the actual temp above the UTH, so I will definitely unplug it until I can get a probe and a thermostat.

But until I can, all I have for a source of heat besides the UTH is an overhead lamp and I turn it off at night so I don't stress my snake out. So should I just keep the light on at all times to make sure it's warm enough until I can get everything I need to use the UTH properly?

I know, I really appreciate all of your answers 😊 trust me, I want what's best for her too, that's why I'm asking and finding out anything I'm doing wrong.

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Oh and the thermometers and hydrometer I have are both analog, so I'll definitely be switching to digital.

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Originally Posted by sheaziiekittyxo

But until I can, all I have for a source of heat besides the UTH is an overhead lamp and I turn it off at night so I don't stress my snake out. So should I just keep the light on at all times to make sure it's warm enough until I can get everything I need to use the UTH properly?

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snakes handle cold temperatures much better than hot ones; your bby will be fine for a few days without a UTH as long as your ambient temps are okay.

many of us use AcuRite digital termometers/hygrometers. here's an amazon link for the one i use but you can find it at walmart. AcuRite also makes digital thermometers that have a probe, so do a little research to figure out what you need.

You want something that measures at least two temperatures. There are a lot of indoor outdoor wired thermometers on the market that do a pretty good job. This is the only one I know of that does the whole shebang. For this thermometer, you will put the probe under your substrate where your UTH is and put the unit itself on the other side of the enclosure (AKA the cool side).

For a thermostat, we have the super low end, and the super high end. Both of these will get the job done, but obviously the herpstat will do a better job. I've used thermostats like the jumpstart in the past and they have worked just fine.

The heat situation. If you can, go out and get a moonlight, red light, or ceramic heat emmiter of the same wattage as your current bulb. This will be just fine in the meantime.

I would suggest skipping any upcoming feeding days until you can get your heat situation figured out.

Oh do you have a photo of your setup?

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Originally Posted by sheaziiekittyxo

So I should definitely invest in a digital thermometer/hydrometer? I had a feeling the ones I currently have weren't exact, but I thought they might have been at least pretty close to what the actual temps were. Any suggestions on how many thermometers I should have and the placements?

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You need a thermostat and a heat gun to take temps more than you need thermometers at this point. The temp on the floor is what needs to be regulated by the thermostat. I don't use a hydrometer because of where I live, but if the one you are using is not digital it is probably not very accurate. The people that just posted above me are pointing you in the right direction.

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Originally Posted by tttaylorrr

snakes handle cold temperatures much better than hot ones; your bby will be fine for a few days without a UTH as long as your ambient temps are okay.

many of us use AcuRite digital termometers/hygrometers. here's an amazon link for the one i use but you can find it at walmart. AcuRite also makes digital thermometers that have a probe, so do a little research to figure out what you need.

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That one doesn't look like it has a probe. :( Looks so nice too!

I use that digital acurite one linked above for an ambient temp thermometer on the warm side, I like how it gives the minimum and max temp so I can make sure that side doesnt get too warm in the ambient (since my heat lamp hits that side more) .... and of course it also has the humidity on it

However, I ALSO use a separate digital therm on just the hot spot under the substrate to monitor the surface above the UTH that does have a probe .... so in effect I have two thermometers monitoring my warm side

And then another one monitoring the cold side with the probes suction cupped a couple inches above the surface (humidity and temp both)

I might be a little thermometer happy lol.....

I have an IR gun too