Quote Originally Posted by Zombie View Post
Are you sure it is Browning from getting too hot? I use paper towels as substrate and occasionally when a snake urinates its a amber/brown color that looks exactly like your pics after it dries. I'm not doubting you or anything, just thought maybe it was new to u.

I agree that its weird that yur heatpad can get sooo hot while the basking stays lower like that. How many layers of paper towel are you using?

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You might be right, it may be urates, the stains only occur underneath the paper towel though and I do not think I've found them on the cool side of the tank before.

I am new to snakes in general.

I'm using two or three thick paper towels.

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Quote Originally Posted by PitOnTheProwl View Post
You only want the SURFACE TEMP between 88 and 95 degrees............ not the air temp

Ok cool, I'll go turn down the temps then until we are at that. I'll also measure the temps from the actual floor of the cage instead of ontop of the paper towels.