New keeper and ambient temprature

[Hugsplox]

Personally, I think 75 plus is fine. Before my AP enclosure, my ambients were in the mid 70s and it wasn't a problem.

Awesome, I'll stick with that for now and if I see any issues I'll adjust. While I've got you, what AP enclosure set up did you go with? I've been looking at them but honestly I have zero experience with RHP or heat tape or any of the fancier enclosure stuff.

[ckuhn003]

Awesome, I'll stick with that for now and if I see any issues I'll adjust. While I've got you, what AP enclosure set up did you go with? I've been looking at them but honestly I have zero experience with RHP or heat tape or any of the fancier enclosure stuff.

I went w/ an AP T10 which gives me more height for easier cleaning. I have two of them, each outfitted with an RHP and no heat tape. The RHP came already installed and all you have to do is play around w/ the themostat probe to find the right temps. It's pretty easy.

[Vegan.Hiker]

Welcome. I use a similar tank and since I live in NJ and have to run 3 Che’s in the winter months I use a humidifier with a humidistat to keep the RH just right.. here is a thread on my setup...

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...-new-enclosure

hopefully this helps. Also my ambient stays at around 77 year round, hotspot at 92 and RH at 60%. I use 4 jumpstart thermostats, one for the UTH and one for each of the 3 Che’s although only 3 are plugged in during the spring and summer.

[Hugsplox]

Welcome. I use a similar tank and since I live in NJ and have to run 3 Che’s in the winter months I use a humidifier with a humidistat to keep the RH just right.. here is a thread on my setup...

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...-new-enclosure

hopefully this helps. Also my ambient stays at around 77 year round, hotspot at 92 and RH at 60%. I use 4 jumpstart thermostats, one for the UTH and one for each of the 3 Che’s although only 3 are plugged in during the spring and summer.

Hey and thanks for the response! Do you find you have any issues keeping your enclosure at that temp year round? I think Mine is sitting around the same temp with just a UTH due to the room temp (all these other heat mats/lamsp on the other reptiles.)

[Zincubus]

It may have already been suggested but a must for every keeper has to be a 10 dollar digital temp gun off eBay or Amazon or whatever .




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[Mr. Misha]

Welcome! Even though this community can be feisty at times, it's definitely friendlier than Reddit.

Regards the temps, 75 is ok but I always recommend for keepers to bump their ambient temps to at least 78. Ideal temps would be around 80-84, especially if you're not providing a constant hot spot. The reason for higher temps is warmer temperatures reduce the time required for digestion and increase overall metabolism. With the warmer temperatures your BP's body functions more efficiently.

I attached a source below for you to check out. If you scroll down, you'll find additional info regarding temps and different kind of pythons. This specific citation is for Rock Pythons but I feel that it applies to other species of pythons as well:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/11024579_Effects_of_temperature_on_the_metabolic_response_to_feeding_in_Python_m olurus


The humidity isn't as important as temps unless your BP is going into shed so I wouldn't be too worries about the CHE sucking out the humidity. Once shed is coming up, you can always bump up the humidity with moss or by spraying.

[Hugsplox]

Welcome! Even though this community can be feisty at times, it's definitely friendlier than Reddit.

Regards the temps, 75 is ok but I always recommend for keepers to bump their ambient temps to at least 78. Ideal temps would be around 80-84, especially if you're not providing a constant hot spot. The reason for higher temps is warmer temperatures reduce the time required for digestion and increase overall metabolism. With the warmer temperatures your BP's body functions more efficiently.

I attached a source below for you to check out. If you scroll down, you'll find additional info regarding temps and different kind of pythons. This specific citation is for Rock Pythons but I feel that it applies to other species of pythons as well:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/11024579_Effects_of_temperature_on_the_metabolic_response_to_feeding_in_Python_m olurus


The humidity isn't as important as temps unless your BP is going into shed so I wouldn't be too worries about the CHE sucking out the humidity. Once shed is coming up, you can always bump up the humidity with moss or by spraying.

Thanks so much for the information. I am running the CHE now based off the feedback I got here, so at the coolest my hot side is 82. I do have a constant 90-91 hotspot on the UTH under the hot hide, but better safe than sorry, I’ll run the CHE as well. Will it hurt the BP if the humidity drops down to 50ish when not shedding? I’ve heard too low and too high can cause RIs.

[Hugsplox]

It may have already been suggested but a must for every keeper has to be a 10 dollar digital temp gun off eBay or Amazon or whatever .




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Thanks for the suggestion Zincubus. You may have missed it in my wall of text original post but I do use an infrared temp gun to test hot spots. I have a few other basking reptiles so it was a must for them. When the BP came home I was a head of the game so to speak


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[Mr. Misha]

Will it hurt the BP if the humidity drops down to 50ish when not shedding? I’ve heard too low and too high can cause RIs.

Not at all. If your BP isn't shedding, there's no reason to have high humidity. I run all of my terrariums at 82 ambient temps with 40-60 humidity.

If anything, high humidity and low temps can cause RI in the first place.

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[Hugsplox]

Not at all. If your BP isn't shedding, there's no reason to have high humidity. I run all of my terrariums at 82 ambient temps with 40-60 humidity.

If anything, high humidity and low temps can cause RI in the first place.

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Awesome, thanks so much for the info. This forum has been night and day more helpful than Reddit and you guys are way friendlier. I’ll leave the CHE running and just mist if I need to.

I will tell you he got here from Wilbanks Tuesday and crushed his first feeding this evening, so at least that went well!


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