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can't keep heat up
This is my first ball python and I have her in a rubbermaid container. I have a heat mat under it and it is keeping the basking spot at about 95 degrees. My problem is is that the rest of the tub is at about 76 degrees right now. I am going to build a rack next week in hopes that that will keep the heat in better but for right now, what can I do to keep the air temp up?
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Sometimes to get the heat up and, I know this works better for the humidty, i'll heat up some wash clothes to the point that there steaming and lay them in the tank with my balls. It seems to work the only off set with that is that you have to re heat the wash cloths every hour or so.
 Rasmey
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1ball python 50% het albino
tons of mice and rats
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95 is a bit too high for a hotspot, it should be around 92. How big is the container relative to the snake? Some pics would also help.
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76 is a little low but not too bad, I would drop the 95 down to about 92 or 93.
Are you using a dimmer/rheostat or thermostat?
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I dont have a thermostat yet. I am getting one really soon its just that none of the reptile stores around here carry thermostats. The snake is in a 28qt bin and she is about 18". I got her sunday and she ate a mouse monday. Like i said I am building a rack next week and I will be getting flexwatt. Will that help keep the air temp higher?
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In the time being use an incandescent light bulb of choice (around 60 watts) in a lamp with a dimmer. Place atleast 6 inches away from the tub lid (to not melt) and adjust as needed until the ambient temp is high enough. Incandescent light bulbs are cheap and get hot enough for a "heat" bulb. I use that for my bearded and it gets above 140 without a dimmer. Along with it can get as bright as it wants as the solid/non see thru lid will block the bright light not stressing out the little guy.
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Re: can't keep heat up
if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
temps don't have to be perfect... sounds to me like what you have is good enough.
Mikey Cavanaugh
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Re: can't keep heat up
 Originally Posted by Mike Cavanaugh
if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
temps don't have to be perfect... sounds to me like what you have is good enough.
But you should still strive for excellence in everything that you do, settling for 2nd best is no way help new people.
They should strive for perfection, but if they are off a bit and that works for them let them figure that out for themselves.
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If you don't have a thermostat, I suggest not using flexwatt until you have one. Flexwatt gets pretty damn hot with no tstat hooked up. Don't want to burn your snake! That would be bad!
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Obviously it's best to strive for those "ideal" temps etc but sometimes perfection may not be attainable. It definitely isnt in the wild!
Just do the best you can. As long as your temps are not too far off, your snake will be fine.
Last edited by KushBall16; 12-22-2010 at 05:52 PM.
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