with a good regulator, a fire is extremely unlikely.Originally Posted by ToriLuv
with ball pythons, they do much better with belly than back heat, so under tank heating will make your snake alot more comfortable. make sure the floor temps are 89-92 on the hot side, and 79-82 on the cool side, with an ambient (air) temp of 80. have a hide over both the cool and hot spots. the hide should be about the same size as the snake when its balled up, i.e. the snake wants to cram itself in something as small as possilbe. buy an indoor/outdoor thermometer with a built in hygrometer, i use an accurite, you can get them at walmart for about ten bucks. keep the humidity between 50-60%, raise it during shed. to help, you can cover about two thirds of the lid with foil. feed it a rodent that is as wide at the hips as the widest part of the snakes body every 7 days
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