Hello, first I wanted to say this forum is awesome. I ran into this place because reddit sucked and was not help and was googling around and found you guys and so much better answers here and knowledge.
Anyways onto my little issue. I have my male python in a 4x2x2 pic enclosure. For heating I have a 50w Arcadia halogen heat lamp on a dimmer. I also have an Arcadia DHP during the day this doesn't turn on usually for night only. I also have usb shade dweller and a light for plants.
Where the issue I am getting is my hot side I believe is good and my cool side is too hot. How I am getting this info is on the hot side I have a basking box/hide. the surface reads 89-90 degrees with a temp gun and 85 inside the hide. just outside the hide entrance on the hotside I put a govee hydrometer and a temp probe on the floor and it read 84-85 (air temp I'm assuming)
on the cool side I put a temp prob and another govee hydrometer and it read 82-84 degrees(I'm assuming air temp) right outside her cool side hide. from what I read this is too hot. the issue is if I lower the temp on the hot side the basking area drops to 85-86 and the hot side air temp drops to 82-83. the cool side air temp drops to 81 still too hot.
so I am wondering what I should do. should I lower the air temp even more but then I won't a hot enough basking area or do I leave the basking area high and the cool side hotter then needed ? my last option which I don't want to do but may need to if you guys think it would make a difference is drill a 2" hole on the cool side lower and 2" hole near the top on the hot side and from what I understand that can help bring more cool air in?
im having trouble adding the picture so here is a https://imgur.com/a/uLSh4X4
I hope that works.
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