Quote Originally Posted by anatess View Post
A ball python is nocturnal - so, no, it doesn't need light at all except some sunlight through a window into the room to give it a sense of daytime/nightime. If you want to see your snake - just use your regular room light.

Okay, do this for me - put your hand under your armpit. The heat of your armpit is around 97 degrees (unless you have a fever). The floor of your tank shouldn't go higher than 95 - so your armpit would be slightly hotter than the floor of your tank. Make sense?
Yeap, perfect on the heat thing but I have 3 Of the sides covered and 3/4 of the top of the tank with a damp towel for humidity... Its pretty dark in that cage.