Purchased a Fireball Python today

Hello everyone new to owning a snake so all the help and input well be great. I purchased a fireball a few days ago. Snake has some really great color. I believe he was born sometime Nov.2011.Purchased a snake rack and just waiting for it to be built so right now just have it in a exo terra cage. I have a couple questions right now Im just using a 100 watt bulb during the day and a heat pad at night until the snake rack is built is that a good idea?

do you have something controlling them? depending on the size of the cage, a 100 watt could get way too hot, and without some kind of dimmer or thermostat on the uth (heat pad), they can easily reach 130 degrees

thank you for replying. the cage is a exo terra it is 24 height and 18 width. the heat pad is a 4 watt mini

a 100 watt is way too hot for something that small, it will easily get 115+ at the floor. and again, if the uth is plugged directly into the wall, its still going to get way too hot.

for now, get a couple of these from home depot:
http://www.homedepot.com/Electrical-...&storeId=10051

and do you have any way to read your temps?

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Exo- terra temps with 100 watt at bottom of tank stays at 95.2 degrees during the day and at night it stays around 75.

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Originally Posted by cmack91

a 100 watt is way too hot for something that small, it will easily get 115+ at the floor. and again, if the uth is plugged directly into the wall, its still going to get way too hot.

for now, get a couple of these from home depot:
http://www.homedepot.com/Electrical-...&storeId=10051

and do you have any way to read your temps?

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Originally Posted by kyleash

Exo- terra temps with 100 watt at bottom of tank stays at 95.2 degrees during the day and at night it stays around 75.

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how are you reading these? i had a 100watt on my 55g and the temps got to 119 on the floor

your night time temps are a little low, try to go more for 80

actually, read this if you havent
http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...ius)-Caresheet

Doesnt alot depend on the temps of the room? Not saying this is the case just a possible explanation for differences.

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Originally Posted by cmack91

how are you reading these? i had a 100watt on my 55g and the temps got to 119 on the floor

your night time temps are a little low, try to go more for 80

actually, read this if you havent
http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...ius)-Caresheet

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Just purchased a snake rack what you all think



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First off you shouldn't drop the temperature at night. second a 100 watt is too much a 75 is much better for this size tank. 95 degrees is too hot. a ball python needs a thermal gradient, 78-82 degrees on the cool side and 88-92 degrees on the hot side. the UTH is not needed at all if you are using the heat lamp, and if you do choose to use it, it must be regulated by a thermostat.

What type of thermometers are you using and what is the humidity in the cage?

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Just purchased a snake rack what you all think



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The snake rack is like a dresser pretty much but has 5 open compartments it has heat sheets that go around the left side of the tubs. The tubs are 42qt. The day time temp is 92 and the night time temp is 83. Those temps are from the past 2 days and nights. I have a temp in side the tub and outside of the tub to determine the temps. I can already tell the difference from the cage and heat wise to the snake in the tubs big difference and can tell its a lot happier moves around more pooping in the water dish and just got done shedding ( wish is a good thing i would think)

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Originally Posted by kyleash

The snake rack is like a dresser pretty much but has 5 open compartments it has heat sheets that go around the left side of the tubs. The tubs are 42qt. The day time temp is 92 and the night time temp is 83. Those temps are from the past 2 days and nights. I have a temp in side the tub and outside of the tub to determine the temps. I can already tell the difference from the cage and heat wise to the snake in the tubs big difference and can tell its a lot happier moves around more pooping in the water dish and just got done shedding ( wish is a good thing i would think)

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Why is the tub temperature dropping at night? the hot side should stay the same temperature 24/7

The ambient temperature will likely fluctuate but that is much harder to control.