Hi all.... After purchasing 3 seperate tanks/vivs with various different heat sources I'm still paranoid about temps! After visiting various reptile shops with good reputations, they are telling me just a heat mat is all they need?? I would love that if it's true? As it would make my life a lot easier! My hotspot temp 90f isn't a problem with the mat/stat. My air temps 1" from the floor read around 78f down to 75f now I've read this is not ok?? Surely all the snake keepers that purely use mats do not all have the pleasure of a heated snake room, so in the uk is everyone's air temps the same as mine? Do peoples snakes do well at this temp? Any experienced advise would be good? The reptile shops seem to say the ambient temp of my house whatever that is will be just fine as long as providing correct mat hot spot? I've spent hundreds of pound and I've only owned my snake 1mth, who by the way is very sweet, she is my first snake and she's fantastic this is why I want her to thrive not just survive! Please anybody had a bp for years ? How do you keep your temps/supply your heat ?
many thanks