Hello...I have a question or two

[Alexandra V]

Hi Kayla, welcome to the forum!

To be honest, I don't particularly like that setup in that it's missing a couple things. If I were you, I'd ditch one of the two lights, invest in a heat mat that takes up about half the floor space of the tank and buy a rheostat (Zoo Med makes one that's nice and sells for around $30 I think). I'd also ditch the bedding that comes with it, because I personally don't like it. It doesn't absorb anything and cleaning becomes a hassle. I'd replace it either with aspen, coconut husk, cypress mulch or plain paper towel/newspaper.

I'd set up the heat lamp high enough from the top of the enclosure so that the floor temperature on the side without the heat mat stays around 78-80 F (also, invest in a better thermostat, preferrably a digital one with a probe - much more accurate). However, if you want to heat the whole room to that temperature, then you can ditch the lights altogether, and it will be much easier for you to maintain humidity. Then, hook up the heat mat to your rheostat and play with the rheostat until you get the floor temp over the heat mat to stay around 90 F.

Otherwise, just make sure the snake has two identical hides (one on the cool side, one on the hot side), access to water at all times and be sure to mist the enclosure about every three or so days (less often if you don't use the lamps at all) to keep the humidity up (you may use plastic wrap to cover up to 70% of the screen lid to help hold in humidity). Adding fake greenery and blacking out the back and sides of the tank with bristol board or something of the like can also add a decorative and appealing look while providing more security for the snake as they won't feel as exposed.

For care info, I suggest looking at the care sheet we have on this forum under the caresheet section. You can't beat it!

Hope you'll enjoy your ball python experience, they're wonderful little snakes.