I have my BPs in sterilite tubs. One of them is in a 21 qt. under-bed, and the other in a 6qt.
Room temp stays at about 82F. So I stopped using heat sources, they seem to be doing fine and like it.
Both of them have a UTH, but whenever I turn them on, their thermometers only get up to about 85F before they try to get as far away from it as possible.
21 qt. had paper towels and a piece of cardboard separating them from the UTH. The 6 qt. has coconut bedding and a piece of cardboard as well.
One tries to get out of their tub, while the other one in the 21 qt. just goes to hide on the cool side.
Is a steady 82F during they day and 78-79 at night ok?
As I said, they seem to be healthy and fine. Just thought these temps were low, considering everyone else has snakes that love 85F+.
Should I turn the UTH on anyways?