Ambient vs. Belly heat.

Where I live, the summer is basically perfect humidity + ambient temps for a python it seems.

Today, ambient is 85 and humidity is 68% outside. We have no air conditioner due to building regs, just a small portable one for our bedroom.

Would my ball be ok at that heat if I shut off all other heating elements and just left it ambient? Should I still provide a hot spot via UTH ? I don't want to over heat him!

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It will be fine many breeders use ambient temps alone, so do I 8 to 10 months out of the year.

Agree...and you might want to add a hot spot just after meals taken, for a few days, and only by day?

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Originally Posted by Deborah

It will be fine many breeders use ambient temps alone, so do I 8 to 10 months out of the year.

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Thank you Deborah! Experience like yours speaks volumes!

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Originally Posted by Bogertophis

Agree...and you might want to add a hot spot just after meals taken, for a few days, and only by day?

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Why? They can digest just fine in the mid 80's range.

So 86 ambient isn't too hot if I take away other heat sources? It's only May and it was 88 degrees outside Today, and in trying to cool my appartment down desperately, but it keeps climbing back

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Originally Posted by Sonny1318

Thank you Deborah! Experience like yours speaks volumes!

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Originally Posted by Deborah

Why? They can digest just fine in the mid 80's range.

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I just meant if the OP is concerned about that being enough heat...I personally might try that, but that's me & I'm not saying it's required.
I certainly defer to your experience with BPs...

I personally wouldn’t be to concerned with an 86 degree ambient temp. Like the others have mentioned you could always run a fan. But you should be just fine in my opinion. Hope that helps.

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Originally Posted by scallahan1

So 86 ambient isn't too hot if I take away other heat sources? It's only May and it was 88 degrees outside Today, and in trying to cool my appartment down desperately, but it keeps climbing back

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Won't be an issue. :gj:

Could a thermostated uth be beneficial for nighttime temperature drops? Where I am the day temps are low to mid 80s but at night they are still dropping to the high 40s, low 50s, don't know if you are the same...If it were on a t-stat it would only come on in case anyway.

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Originally Posted by Tila

Could a thermostated uth be beneficial for nighttime temperature drops? Where I am the day temps are low to mid 80s but at night they are still dropping to the high 40s, low 50s, don't know if you are the same...If it were on a t-stat it would only come on in case anyway.

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I'm not sure how the summer will go. It stayed consistently hot all night - however I do have a Herpestat with a UTH that I normally use! I wasn't prepared for this kind of Heat, it's supposed to be a record year apparently.

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86 is fine, but about the highest I would let the room get. If it gets 88 or hotter, then you need to set up some air conditioning. If they can’t cool off anywhere in the enclosure, you may have problems.

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Originally Posted by Godzilla78

86 is fine, but about the highest I would let the room get. If it gets 88 or hotter, then you need to set up some air conditioning. If they can’t cool off anywhere in the enclosure, you may have problems.

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Thank You! I actually went and got a nice portable A.C. that works so we are happy now!

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