My new setup

Yea, he likes it better because it's tighter (even though it's on the cool side of the tank). Should I switch it to the warm side then?

I notice that they spend the majority of their time on the cooler end, thats not saying they don't like the warm side, but adding a hide similar to the one on the cool side will give him the option. I'd recommend doing that.

How's the humidity?

If its too low, you can go here http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...3&page=2&pp=10 to look at what to do to correct that.

Did you say you didn't have a thermostat? Do you have a rheostat or anything controling the temp of the UTH? I know they get very hot if you just plug them into and outlet... a friend of mine did that and it got hot enough to severly burn and kill her snake. Not trying to butt in at all, just thought I'd mention it as a precaution.


Lira

No, I don't have a thermostat or a rheostate (thus there is nothing controlling the UTH). However, I just bought a digital thermometer and I'm having trouble getting the temperature over 80 degrees (even on the hot side). Is it possible the red bulb is not generating enough heat?

I found that using a 150W ceramic heating element and a rheostat gives me great control over my temps. Yes 150W is a bit much for the cage size but that is what the rheostat is there for. Like Adam mentioned ceramic heat allows you to maintain a set temp 24/7 without emitting light.

As for general lighting of the enclosure I simply used florecent aquarium light. You could also by a simple on/off timer from Home Depot, set it for your desired day/night cycle and you have one less thing to worry about.