tank temps

[astrordinary]

Hey guys, in my tank right now the hot side of the tank is 93 degrees and the cool side is 84. should i try to bring those temps down a tad?? btw, im getting my ball tomorrow! first one ever!

[The Serpent Merchant]

I try to keep my cages with a hot side of 90 and a cool side between 80-82 degrees. Don't kill yourself trying to lower the temps but if you can it would be best.

[astrordinary]

yea everything i have read has said those temps are best. ive been trying to bring them down but its hard living in college dorms with inconsistent temps haha. so its either a little high, or 2-3 degrees low. would i be better off with these slightly high temps or the lower ones?

[The Serpent Merchant]

I've found that my BP's do best when the cool side is above 78. If you could lower just the hot side a few degrees. 88-92 is the ideal range. I wouldn't go lower than 88 for the hot side.

[astrordinary]

alright, thank you very much for the help. i actually got the hot side down to 92 right now, ill leave it alone for now and see how it is when i wake up in the morning. the cool side is still around 82-84 degrees, i can probably get that down though as i have half of the tank lid covered up right now

[shelby9189]

^^^ Listen to him lol I have asked him a million questions so far on my BP this is my second 1 my first one I got from petsmart died, idk what happed. I have a tank to tho my temps kinda flucuate but never really get to low. I mean my hot stays between 90- like 85 my cool stays 78-83 my humidity so far is the bomb lol I wish my temps were better I live in an old house and it stays humid and it gets cool at night where im at so there for my temps drop a lil during the day its kinda warm. I guess thats texas for ya.. Odd temps all the time lol but great humidity for snakes HA

[The Serpent Merchant]

sounds good.

[KMG]

How are you heating it?

If a heat lamp is the source and your just placing the fixture on the screen top check into a lamp stand. They are about $23 and come in a yellow box at both big pet stores. It's made by ZooMed. This would give you the ability to raise and lower the fixture which will in turn lower or raise the temp. They also extend your bulbs life because your not constantly moving it around. Plus they keep the heat over the tank so it remains warm as you work in the tank.

http://www.amazon.com/Zoo-Med-Reptil...med+lamp+stand

[astrordinary]

^^^ Listen to him lol I have asked him a million questions so far on my BP this is my second 1 my first one I got from petsmart died, idk what happed. I have a tank to tho my temps kinda flucuate but never really get to low. I mean my hot stays between 90- like 85 my cool stays 78-83 my humidity so far is the bomb lol I wish my temps were better I live in an old house and it stays humid and it gets cool at night where im at so there for my temps drop a lil during the day its kinda warm. I guess thats texas for ya.. Odd temps all the time lol but great humidity for snakes HA

im in michigan!! so we have terrible temps and humidity, especially as winter is rolling in right now!! haha

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How are you heating it?

If a heat lamp is the source and your just placing the fixture on the screen top check into a lamp stand. They are about $23 and come in a yellow box at both big pet stores. It's made by ZooMed. This would give you the ability to raise and lower the fixture which will in turn lower or raise the temp. They also extend your bulbs life because your not constantly moving it around. Plus they keep the heat over the tank so it remains warm as you work in the tank.

http://www.amazon.com/Zoo-Med-Reptil...med+lamp+stand

im using a heat lamp, and uth. ive got the uth on a light dimmer so ive been able to mess with its output. ill look into the lamp stand though, thanks!

[KMG]

The uth will not really effect your ambient temps.

Be careful using a dimmer. The problem with them is they don't change the output as the room temp changes. If your room gets warmer the uth will be at the same power and get to warm and vice versa. If a room gets warmer with a tstat the uth power is reduced to keep it at the desired temp.

When you can upgrade to a tstat, do it.

How are you getting the uth temp, digital thermometer with probe?