Help with temperature

[patientz3ro]

I unplugged the UTH and will keep it off until the thermostat arrives. I have the evening (red) heat bulb on. I've also placed a space heater that I've used for my bird next to the tank on low heat - it should help to keep the hot side warmer, but not too warm.

I probably won't get any sleep tonight because I'm so worried about Oliver. He was very active, climbing and exploring all over the place when he arrived. Now, he won't come out of his hide. I'll be destroyed if the temp problems injure or kill him.

An an interesting note is that is site is the only place that I've read which suggests a thermostat, including books. I would have had one if I knew that I needed it.....

Staying in the hide isn't likely a bad thing. One of the things you're going to see repeated over and over on here is that a happy python is a hiding python. I think with the night lamp on and a little heat from a space heater, you're going to be ok.

I'm sure someone is going to pipe in with the fact that you should have had everything you needed and had the tank set up BEFORE you got the little guy home... Don't let that get to you. It looks like you made quite an effort to do just that. You just didn't have the right books. Besides, you seem to have figured out that we try really hard to help each other around here. In any case, good luck, and welcome to the family.

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