Quote Originally Posted by AdamF View Post
X2!

No thermostat=risk of serious injury to animal, and fire to house!
So if I had no T-stat you would be suggesting a royal python could live for a week or two at a temp of 60ºF or less (it is now 53ºF in my snake room)? REALLY? Especially if I was using an ultratherm that when the room temp is 60º it only heats to 87ºF MAX. The advise you are offering is just as dangerous to the snake as the reverse. I personally do not offer advise that could kill someone's pet when I don't have enough information to know what the exact situation is.

I have a rescue in currently because of irresponsible advise from a forum (could be this one... I didn't ask or want to know) and you have just offered the same advise. Ball Pythons do not do well with no heat and temps in the high 50ºs for weeks... they get RI and very very ill the owner of this particular snake had a ultratherm heat pad... (it has to be replaced it does not cannot hold a warm spot to 90º not enough power. Should it be regulated yes. but...)

The point is I do not nor is there enough information to offer advise with no knowledge of the OPs situation and yet still people are.