Howdy,

I recently bought a 4ft ball python and 40 gallon tank setup from a guy off craigslist, and am questioning if the setup is what it should be. This being my first snake im not experienced on the heating aspect of his environment and I want to make sure that my little guy is all setup.
The setup included the following things

Snake
40 gallon tank
1 hide
1 water dish
a fluker clamp lamp with a 50 watt basking bulb

A light rack which includes 1 12 watt red bulb, with a 12 watt white bulb on the opposite end as well as a 20 watt flourescent tube that goes the entire length of the light fixture.

My main concern is that the red light is way too low wattage for my snakes night cycle.

I did not get a thermometer or anything when I bought the snake off the guy, and this is the snakes first night at my place.

Any help or opinions on the lighting setup (specifically the wattage of the bulbs) would be great!