Please Help! My ZooMed Terrarium is too cold:(

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Originally Posted by redshepherd

It will last longer than putting the towels on top of the tank.... It just doesn't look very nice LOL. Either way would work.

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If his snake is on the verge of an infection (if it doesnt already have one), i think we worry about making it look pretty later.

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Originally Posted by HanabiraAsashi

This is the cheaper option

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Lol excuse his language (he's hilarious to listen to). Basically the gist of it, he uses a humidifer and attaches a hose to the nozzle and pipes the fog into the tank. He has a splitter because he has 3 tanks. If you do this, you can turn it down to a low power and it should easily keep your tank at a good humidity for a couple of days. Take some time to experiment with the humidity dial and the screen coverage.

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This guy is funny hahaha

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Originally Posted by HanabiraAsashi

If his snake is on the verge of an infection (if it doesnt already have one), i think we worry about making it look pretty later.

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I have already made an appointment for a body check tmr :)

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Originally Posted by redshepherd

Another option to up the humidity is to put a large flat plate or container with large surface area inside the tank, soak a towel and lay it inside, preferably on top of the heated side. It will last longer than putting the towels on top of the tank.

If your humidity is low, during shed times/when the snake is in blue, you can stick damp sphagnum moss inside of the hides, pushed to the sides. That will help during shedding.

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I'll get a humidity gauge and do this if it's too low :snake:

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Originally Posted by Eric Alan

Once again, aim it at THE GLASS UNDER THE SUBSTRATE DIRECTLY ABOVE THE HEAT MAT.

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I kinda don't understand that part where I need to directly measure the heat on top of the heat pad tho. 'Cause the snake is laying on top of the bedding and if the bedding is around 90F, isn't it ok? And it does't seem like my snake is trying to dig herself to the bare glass.

Sorry if it is a stupid question lol.

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Originally Posted by MercedesBenz

I kinda don't understand that part where I need to directly measure the heat on top of the heat pad tho. 'Cause the snake is laying on top of the bedding and if the bedding is around 90F, isn't it ok? And it does't seem like my snake is trying to dig herself to the bare glass.

Sorry if it is a stupid question lol.

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There are no stupid questions. :) Your snake will inevitably move the bedding and be laying on the glass at some point (even if it's not doing it right now). Some make a habit of that - some only now and again. Regardless, you must make sure that when they do, it's still safe for them there.

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Originally Posted by MercedesBenz

I kinda don't understand that part where I need to directly measure the heat on top of the heat pad tho. 'Cause the snake is laying on top of the bedding and if the bedding is around 90F, isn't it ok? And it does't seem like my snake is trying to dig herself to the bare glass.

Sorry if it is a stupid question lol.

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The reason is because ball pythons commonly dig down... Even if she is not right now, once it happens, the snake is burned if the temps against the glass are too high.

The snakes burrow, and sooner or later will be touching the glass, and at the temps the glass was reaching, you would have a very badly burned snake.

If the substrate on the hot side is very thin, the temp of the glass and the temp of the top of the substrate wont differ very much.

What if I put two pieces of "thick" cardboard on top of the glass and then cover it with bedding? Even if she digs down, there is no way she can directly touch the glass?

the cardboard would suck up all the heat, UTHs work almost 100% on direct contact.