hi guys im 24, from nj, joined the army in 2009 stationed at fort bliss tx, did a tour in iraq 09-10, and decided to stay in texas after i got out. i have 2 red dobermans and a lovebird, my fish finally died and it was time for me to get something else. i previously have had a ball python in nj but i gave it to my friend when i left for the army. i decided to get another one.

my tank setup right now is a 20 gallon terrarium, metal screen, 2 heat lamps one day one night with 150 watt bulbs in each. 2 hides one on each side, and an under tank heater on the hot side. obviously a water dish and a branch for him to climb on. i have 2 stick on thermometers one on each side and a hygrometer in the center.

i want to make sure my setup is correct for my snake.

the tank came with 75 watt bulbs but they were nowhere near keeping temps up, so i switched to 100 and still it lingered about 75-80 the max!
so this morning i picked up the 150s and an undertank heater which seems to be working great. hot side stays around 86 and cool side around 77-80.

since i am in the desert (el paso) there is pretty much 0 humidity so i have been misting the tank once or twice a day to keep it around 40-50%

my snake is about 1.5-2 feet and they recommended feeding him one fuzzy a week, is this correct?

heres some pics how do you think the setup is?


everytime i upload a pic it comes out upside downsorry for the sideways view lol