Not coming out the cool side

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Originally Posted by mues155

thats why, the cool side should be around 72 normally.

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Well which is it???

The care sheet says 80 for the "cool" side and 90 for the "warm" side!

There is so much CONFLICTING advice on different issues between members with thousands of posts it's unreal!

I just want the best for my snake!

It's most definitely 80.f.

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Wow, didn't see the 72 recommendation before I posted. Of different snakes prefer different temps, but that is way too low! Much lower than any of the varying advice I've found online.

There isn't that much conflict on this one. The lowest I have ever seen is 78 or 79 and the highest is 82 or 83. Typically you will see 80 as the best set point. 83 is high but is not likely to bother much. 78 is quite cool but if the ambient temps are in the 80s I am sure it would be ok. 80 is by far the most common. Personally I 'tune' each enclosure for the individual snake so I see thermal regulation fairly often and the coolest I have is 79, and that is for a young small snake. Young ones don't need as much heat as the older ones.

You will always see 80/90 and ambient of 80-82 (if ambient temps are even mentioned.) I think most will agree that these temps are perfectly acceptable, some set higher or lower but these are accepted as norms.

This is kind of off topid but im getting a ball python and im not sure where to put my hide spot.

Each end of the tank should have a hide. Check out the care sheet and if you have other questions start a thread and you'll get much quicker responses regarding any issues you may be having.


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