Quote Originally Posted by hunter94 View Post
Well, today I got my BP and all the supply's he is in a 10 Gallon Tank with a Heat Mat, Basking Bulb, Thermostat...ect any way. The thermostat I have is shutting the lamp off not dimming it and the snake can see the light is is okay if it shuts off and turns on every 20-30 seconds? Or will this severely stress the snake out.

Temp Directly on the Heat Pad: 105 F
Basking area temp 87-88 F
Middle of the tank: 84 F
Humidity 63%

Is all this okay? Also the Hide is above the Heat Mat and the probe is directly on the Heat Mat through he glass. Another thing I noticed is he won't go in is hide not sure why he about 6 weeks old and about 16-18 inches long. Here is a pic of the hide. http://s.petco.com/Assets/product_im...561228527c.jpg

The dimensions are also. 9" L X 5.75" W X 3" H

I got him from a breeder seems healthy any every thing.
You don't need a heat lamp unless your ambient air temperature falls below 75 degrees. The heat mat is way to hot, use the thermostat on the under the tank heat mat and set it at 93 degrees. Put the probe of the thermostat directly on the under the tank heat mat out side of the tank, just use foil tape or duct tape and tape it in the middle of the heat mat. As for the snake not using the hide, he probably won't go in because of it being too hot. Also, I would get another of the same hide and put it on the cool side so it can regulate its body temperature.