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SOO...r those the lights everyone is using for on top of the tank, there are NO lights inside my tank dont worry
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ball pythons dont need lights. any pet store employee that tells you they do knows nothing about them.
do you have anything to measure your humidity?? i would think with all those lights it would suck a lot of humidity out of the tank.
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What kind of tempertures do you have in the enclosure? Please describe your setup. No one can say if those bulbs are right if they do not know ALL the enclosure information.
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if they dont need bulbs in there then how r they supposed to get the heat they need, they come from africa and its really hot
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okay, there is a light holder thing that holds 1 white 60 watt daytime bulb, then there is a spot for 2 red nighttime bulbs, then there is a huge spot for the long UV light....the pet store said that u need to put the UV light and the daytime light on in the day, and then turn them both off and put on the 2 red bulbs at nighttime...
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That pet store is WAY off bps dont need any special lighting. the heat u need for them should come from an under tank heater. you can probably get one at a pet store for around 20 bucks each. all those lights are gonna do is suck the humidity right out of the tank.
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Ok...let's try this again:
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Originally Posted by JLC
I'm not saying it's impossible to actually have a hands-on, experienced reptile person working at a petstore....but....just because they call someone the "Snake Guy" doesn't make it safe to ask him to probe your snake. More than likely, they call him that because he actually likes working with the snakes...as opposed to 99% of other pet store employees that prefer the fuzzy pets....or maybe he actually owns a pet snake. But so do I...and I'm not the least bit qualified to probe one.
I just can't emphasize it enough....MOST pet-store employees are notorious for thinking they know all there is to know about keeping certain animals, just because they sell them. While in reality, the "knowledge" they are trying to dispense is impractical at best....and downright dangerous at worst.
The same thing applies here. Don't be surprised to hear that what the pet store employees told you was wrong.
Most people use UTH (Under Tank Heater) to provide their snakes with the heat they need. Some people use lamps to supplement that heat. Some people do use lamps exclusively. BUT...doing so makes it that much harder to maintain a proper environment for your snake. UTH's are much easier to control with a t-stat and they don't suck the moisture out of the air the way lamps do.
Without a doubt, that big ol' UV light is a waste of money and space. BP's are nocturnal animals and do their hunting and stuff at night...and sleep underground during the day. Which means...they rarely get exposed to sunlight in the wild...so they are designed to not need it. It also means they avoid the primary heat of the day. Just because an African plain can reach 110 during the day doesn't mean BP's will do well with that kind of heat.
Please please please read this:
http://www.ball-pythons.net/modules....warticle&id=52
It will help you learn a LOT about how to set up a proper BP enclosure and what your snake really needs from you.
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Miss Judy is right.
I went and spent way to much money on bulbs. It sucked my tank dry!!!!
I switched to two UTHs and a ceramic heat emitter and covered a 3rd of the top so that it would stay warm and the humidity wouldnt escape. (i ve got a ridiculous size tank :rolleyes: ) IT ended up working better for me. but as everyone here probably knows I ve had plenty of problems with my set up.
Anyways ditch the bulbs if possible. you'll see how much easier your set up will run.
Have a fantastic day! (or nigtht :confused: ?)
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Most people obtain the correct temperature gradient by using a under the tank heater (controlled by a thermostat). They also use a digital thermometer to measure the temperatures and humidity.
