Hello I just got a ball python and have been doing some serious research on them, I want to make sure he has the best possible life he can have.
I have a 29 gallon fish tank, ik these r bad for snakes because they dont do well with humidity, so I built a plastic top with holes instead of a screen which has helped with the humidity. I got him two identical hides one on the cold side and one on the warm side, his water dish I'd n the middle, and 8 have plants, branches, and other things in the cage for him to slither on.
I did a lot of research and found that a lot of ppl said to get a uth instead of a heat lamp so I got a uth, I thought it wouldn't b bot enough so I also got a heat lamp because the lady at pet Co told me she thought it would b a good idea. Well I plugged in the Mat alone and turns out it's too hot, the have a digital thermometer on the floor where the heat Mat is and it comes up 92-94 degrees. Which ik is too hot. But the cold side is too cold it's around 73 degrees. So how can I fix this?