Switched from a 10 gallon to a 96 qt sterilite

There seems to be some temp controoversy... at least hes pooped and drank... :)

I don't think it's controversy, just a friendly discussion among people who are passionate about ball pythons! It's all fun.

I was just trying to say that I personally have better feeding responses as a whole by keeping ball pythons at around 84 with a 94 degree hot spot. Over the years I've tried a wide range of ambient and hot spot temp combos and that one seems to work the best. I know a lot of people with large and small collections that do the same thing successfully and it might be worth a try.

Or, you can just ignore me ... it's only the internet and opinions are like .... well you know.

Good luck with your ball, and have fun.

-adam

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LOL - no shortage of either on the internet. One of the things I like best about this site is that opinions can be shared in a civil manner (usually). Synthesizing a lot of the information/approaches you get is often the best way to find the approach that waorks best for you and your snakes (so long as vanity does not endanger them). I can see the argument for 80 as a cool side (perhaps especially heading toward winter here) as I would rather the BPs not skate around the 75 degree mark - a sharp dip in outside temps could easily drop that below the reccomended as our house is not the best insulated (1903) and there can be a good bit of thermal lag.

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I don't think it's controversy, just a friendly discussion among people who are passionate about ball pythons! It's all fun.

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Darn right it is :). I dont think either of us were trying to slam eachother.

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I was just trying to say that I personally have better feeding responses as a whole by keeping ball pythons at around 84 with a 94 degree hot spot. Over the years I've tried a wide range of ambient and hot spot temp combos and that one seems to work the best. I know a lot of people with large and small collections that do the same thing successfully and it might be worth a try.

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This paragraph, i think, sums up this entire discussion. Its all about what works for each individual keeper. It might take some time to figure out what works for you, but in the end there really is no right or wrong way to keep reptiles as long as they are healthy.

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You can ignore me too, i'm mostly full of bs :P


Thanks for the discussion Adam!

Alrighty... so I should just keep playing with the temps till I find noe that suits mine best?

Yup, bearing in mind that you can veer into unsafe temp territory around the mid-low 70s and mid-high 90s. Of course, with a cage with enough floorspace and plenty of snug hiding area, a temp of 95 at one extreme end and 75 at the other would give a great opportunity for thermoregulation.

Okydokey, hot side is 90-93 and waiting oin coolside temps. I know i need a temp gun but I gotta wait on it...

It sound's like you've worked out a good system from all of our seperate opinion's. He'll tell you how your husbandry is next shed/when he feeds. It's always good to ask question's here, you'll get a wide range of answers that have at least one commonality: We all love and care for our snakes in the best way possible.

My cooler side was being weird so I switched my 60 watt bulb to a 75 see what the temps are now...