Quote Originally Posted by NormalBallPythons View Post
Also the probe is in the hide on the hot side. It's 82 but the 2nd probe is ontop of the hot side hide it says 92.
I'm assuming this is because of the lamp above the warm side...

Aim for keeping the surface underneath the hide at around 88. The temperature on top of the hide is not as important, but it should not exceed 92. When it comes to raising ambient temperatures, you may have more luck using just the UTH on the warm side for the basking spot and using the lamp(s) on the cool side to bump the ambient. But it's really a matter of experimentation.

Quote Originally Posted by NormalBallPythons View Post
Should I raise the cool side to 80?
75 is sufficient, but 80 is fine. And during the night 70 is perfectly fine, as long as the warm side stays in the high 80's.