Hello All!
I am new to ball pythons and will be getting my very first one in just a few hours. I've read numerous posts and the care sheet here on the forum and have tried to do everything you guys all commonly recommend but I've run into an issue with heating my tub with my UTH.
I bought a 10-20 gallon UTH, which I think probably only covers 1/4 of the floor of the tub (I know 1/3 to a 1/2 is recommended), and I have it on a thermostat set to 94 degrees. Now the basking spot (below substrate) is a perfect 94, but the ambient temps in the tub are at 69-71 degrees, measured with my acurite with probe. oh and I'm using a thin layer of newspaper covered by a thin layer of eco-earth (to help with humidity) as substrate.
Is the ambient temp ok as long as the basking spot is good, or should I increase the size of my UTH?

Thanks so much for suggestions!