Help!!! Asap!

ok and where do you put the probe from the thermometer in the bedding or any where in the tank?

forget that last question i just saw your post thank you very much i appreciate it, and yes money is a little bit of an issue but i think ill be able to figure it out and i think my dad has a heat gun so i might be good to go on that

i do have just one more question i put my light over the water bowl to bump the humidity up more and the temp raised to 98 degrees im guessing thats prob why the snake regurgitated cuz the light was over his hide, and the other side dropped to 82 according to the stick on temp gauge, but now that the light is over the water the humidity actually dropped, idk im thinking the gauge isnt accurate like you said, if i misted the cage how cold or hot should the water be?

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Originally Posted by deathfromabove

forget that last question i just saw your post thank you very much i appreciate it, and yes money is a little bit of an issue but i think ill be able to figure it out and i think my dad has a heat gun so i might be good to go on that

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Ok, I'll see if I can help you out here. What I need to know is:
1) What are the dimensions of the tank? Length X width X height
2) What is the wattage of the heat bulb?
3) What type of room is the tank in? Living room, bed room, etc...
4) What is the approximate temp in the room or what do you have the house thermostat set at?
5) What part of the country do you live in? Depending on where you live and how your house is heated, you may need to make some small modifications to "winterize your tank.
6) About how much can you reasonably spend in the next week or so on supplies? You can PM me this if you want to, but it will help in coming up with a viable plan for you.
7) If you can, take a photo of your tank and set-up and post it here so we can see exactly what you have.

Here are the directions for posting photos:

To post photos, first, you will need to upload your photos to your Gallery on this website or to a photo hosting website like Photobucket, Flickr, etc...

-Open up the Reply window to the thread you want to post them in.

-Open a separate internet browser window and go to the site where your photos are posted.

-Usually below the photo, you will find some URL links or codes. Look for the one that begins with [IMG] or sometimes it may be listed as "BB Code". Highlight and copy this entire code then paste it in your "Reply" window.

-Click on the "Preview Post" button to see if the photo becomes visible. If it does click "Submit Reply". If not, then double check that you copied the right code or the entire code. The end of the code should be [/IMG]...

Here is a link to a video tutorial also. Hope this helps...

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showthread.php?t=32416

My internet is being tempermental tonight so if it crashes again it may take a while to respond...

its a 20 gallon tank 10 1/2" wide 12 1/2" high and 20" long, its in my room, the house is aprox 70 degrees, the bulb is 75 watts and i live in northern new jersey, i can prob spend 40 bucks this week, i no not much but insurance is coming up, and the pics i tried the video but it must be an out dated cuz a cant find anything they do on it

http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...109_230576.jpg

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as you can see the temp guage is 2 degrees under 100 and the humidity is at 36 even with the light over the bowl idk im deff gonna get a digital gauge very soon, and how do you tell if its male or female because of this i still havnt given it a name

you should have two hides one on the cool side and one on the hot side

Ok. Here is what you need to get for this week.

At Lowes or Home Depot:
- Lutron lamp dimmer. This will let you adjust the heat lamp to help maintain temps. Cost- about $10. It will look something like this...

http://www.lutron.com/Products/Stand.../Overview.aspx

If you can't find one, then you may have to check at some of your local pet stores and see if you can find a rheostat, which is the same thing as a dimmer, it just costs more. Cost- about $20 and looks like one of these two...

http://www.bigappleherp.com/Rheostats

Also, while you are at Lowes or Home Depot, see if they have any of the Acu-Rite Indoor/Outdoor Thermometers with Humidty. Cost- about $12.

At local pet shop:
-Cage clips. If you have those books holding down the screen top. Bad Idea. Eventually the snake will figure out a way to escape. Cage clips will hold the lid down. If they are there for just covering the top, then we will fix that as well. If you need the clips, get 4. One for each corner. Cost- $5-$8. They look like this...

http://www.bigappleherp.com/Sure-Lok...c=2&category=4

At Wal-Mart and/or your local dollar store (Dollar General, Family Dollar, etc...)
- 1 roll of Aluminum tape
- 1 piece of dark colored poster board
- 2 plastic bowls. These are for making 2 identical hides. The half logs usually don't offer the security that Ball Pythons like and they are almost impossible to clean if they get poop or pee on them. You are also going to need a way to either cut, grind, or melt an entrance hole into the side of the bowls. Some ways to do this are soldering iron, wood burning iron, dremmel tool, hack saw, etc. If you don't have or can't borrow a way to make the entrances, you can find the soldering irons at Wal-Mart in the tool section for about $10 and the wood burning irons should be in the arts and crafts section also about $10.
- Aluminum foil
-Scotch tape or some clear packing tape.
- You are going to have to remove/relocate your temp gages so you may need something like some type of knife or blade to remove them. If you can find an Acu-Rite, then you won't need to re-use them. If you can't find the Acu-Rite at Lowes, Home Depot or Wal-Mart, then you may need to get some of those double sided sticky pads at Wal-Mart in the Hardware section to re-mount them.

Basically, for this week, we are going to:
1) Make the heat lamp controllable
2) Make 2 identical hides. 1 for the warm side and 1 for the cool side. This will allow the snake to move back and forth to thermoregulate. Alot of times only having one hide, the snake will choose security over comfort.
3) Secure the top down (If needed).
4) Cover the top to help with heat and humidity.
5) Replace/ relocate the dial gages.
6) cover the back and sides to add a little more security.
Let me know when you get what you can find we'll go through the modifications and it should get you through the week. Then we will look at getting the belly heat and thermostat, which you can also do for $40-$50.

I can save you some money this week. my t-stat should be arriving in the next couple days. Once it does, I can give you my rheostat. I live in S. Jersey so I can meet you half way or something. lemme know if you want it