Congratulations on a well-researched start to snake keeping. You’re saving yourself (and your snake) a lot of grief by practicing safe and healthy keeping practices from the start. It’s amazing how many common husbandry problems you’ll avoid by planning your set-up and reading the forums and caresheets before acquiring your new snake.

The temp gun is a great, versatile tool. Just FYI, the $12 Accurite thermometer/ hygrometer with a wired probe that you position on your warm side is really not as big a pain as it looks. There are great suggestions in the forums for how to position/secure the wire and probe in tank set-ups if you ever decide you’d like to experiment. I use wired Accurites in my tubs with aspen, binding the excess wire with a cable tie and running the wire down the side of the tub under aspen to the warm spot.

Other members have had good suggestions about regulating lamps, etc., however, if cooler ambient temperatures continue to be problem, you might want to check out an oil-filled heater for the room. Lots of recommendations on the forums about oil-filled heaters. I’ve used mine for more than three years, and it’s quiet (no blowing fans), odor-free, economical, and keeps the room temps warm without sucking out the humidity.

Again, welcome to the forums. Looking forward to your future photos and comments. Responsible, enthusiastic, and curious keepers always welcome at BP.net!

P.S.: You'll love that Herpstat