New guy needs help. Please

[mc5guy]

I bought 2 bp now. I really really like them and they are doing great. I kept them in my one bed room condo, in 4 tub rack. I only used 2, and the other 2 I use when I need to clean them.

I use the heating pad and kept the hot spot 86 to 90, usually about 87, 88.

Then when I read online it says, the hot spot needs to be 86 to 90, the cold spot needs to be 78 to 85. How can I make the cold spot from 78 to 85? I set my room temp for 75, it is already too hot for me in this little condo, I can't go 85.

My snakes are doing fine, I just worry about them. What can I do?

Thanks

[lk_holla]

Well if your room temp is already close enough to the good ambient temps, I would think that just bumping up the hot spot the couple degrees it needs to go would in turn bump up the ambient temps just a little bit. Maybe my physics doesn't work right but thats what I would think.

[mc5guy]

Thank you very much. 75 is already my limit for the room temp. hehehe too hot for me. even I love my python so much. I usually kept it around 65.

[DesignerBP]

I keep my snake room at 75 and the heat tape keeps the hot spot at 89 cool side is usually stays about 80.

[mc5guy]

I keep my snake room at 75 and the heat tape keeps the hot spot at 89 cool side is usually stays about 80.

Thank you very much. So I just need to set the hot spot at 89 right? Maybe my cold spot is also 80, I will get my temp gun in 2 days. I will check.

Thanks again

[Jeremy78]

Are you having problems with your snakes? 78 cold spot and 88 hot spot is fine! Might want to bump the hot spot up to about 88-92 for perfection but the cold end at 78 is nothing to worry about.

I would only be worried if your snakes got sick or if they stopped feeding or something.

[el8ch]

Are you having problems with your snakes? 78 cold spot and 88 hot spot is fine! Might want to bump the hot spot up to about 88-92 for perfection but the cold end at 78 is nothing to worry about.

I would only be worried if your snakes got sick or if they stopped feeding or something.

Agreed - My cool side low is 78.5 and hot spot low is 89 and no problems.

[DesignerBP]

Thank you very much. So I just need to set the hot spot at 89 right? Maybe my cold spot is also 80, I will get my temp gun in 2 days. I will check.

Thanks again

yea but sometimes u might have to set the hot spot a few degrees higher to achieve desired temp; but set and for 89 and if it reads 86 set it to 92. ull be fine.

[mc5guy]

Thanks to everyone who helped. I felt much better now.