So for those who may not know, I have two ball pythons. Both about 5 month old. One of them has been with our exotics vet since Friday. I'm supposed to be picking her up tomorrow in the evening but I'm having trouble with the tubs I've prepared. I started working on these Sunday night. The instructions seem easy enough (found on this forum) but I think I made a mistake.

The size of the heat mats I got might be too small. These are 16 qt tubs. And they have 4"x5" mats. One is exo-terra, the other is zoo med. I ended up having to go to 2 places to find these because the first place ran out. This is why they are different brands.

But anyway. I have a thermostat between the bottom of the tub and the mat (under the tub) and the temp reads 110 degrees F. But the ambient temp inside reads 77 degrees F. That's with the exoterra one. Not sure why so low. Maybe I made too many holes too. Our house is cold. 75f. And making as many holes as the instruction won't work. We have one room warmer than the rest of the house and I can keep them in there. That might help to vrun up the temps in the tubs.

So I have one huge worry. If the ma reaches 110 degrees F. and it is taped directly under the tub, then won't the snake get burned if he lays directly on top of this spot? I don't intend on using any substrate. Just paper towels.

Thanks!


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