OP, I have a similar setup to yours except that my house ambient temp is at 80 degrees so I haven't had any temp issues yet. In fact, my 75 watt infrared lamp is on a dimmer and isn't even at full power right now. And that is currently my only heat source. I don't really understand how you've got so many heat sources but the hot spot is still too low...I followed this article: http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...tment-Tutorial and it raised the temps enough to turn my lamp down using the dimmer. And you don't have to worry about it melting like the plastic. BTW, I read a post on here somewhere where a guy did this tin foil/duct tape insulation method on 3 sides of the tank as well to keep the heat in. I also agree with the other posters above; invest in a better UTH with a thermostat to regulate it. Can cause burns if it shorts so the thermostat is necessary. Also, it looks like it's on the floor... is that correct? If you could raise it too a higher location, that may help as well since the air near the floor is quite a bit cooler than the air even at the height of like a desk for instance.
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