Help!!!

[Brad91]

Got it!!! I get paid Friday so that's definately #1 on my list come Friday morning. Till then I'll add more "homemade" hides. I prefer naturalistic looks but homemade will have to work for now.

[The Serpent Merchant]

Is your UTH being regulated by anything?

Overall your cage temps are low. Try to get the hot side between 88-92 and the cool side between 78-82 degrees.

A 50 gallon tank is actually very large for a BP that weighs 300 grams. It should be ok, but it means that good hides are even more important.

[Brad91]

It's not but as far as heat from it alone goes I can barely feel the heat through the substrate... Thay's why I use the lamps too.

[Brad91]

So overall, I need more hides, higher heat, digital thermometer, thermostat, and we should be good. Right???

[The Serpent Merchant]

Yes.

How thick is the substrate?

[The Serpent Merchant]

This thread has links to good thermostats and thermometers. Stay away from the junk sold in pet stores:

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...t-Thermometers

[Brad91]

About half an inch. Maybe 3/4 of an inch or a little more in spots.

[The Serpent Merchant]

Heating pads can go from ok to way too hot in a matter of hours. Until you have a thermostat keep a close eye on the substrate temperature as well as the temperature of the glass floor of the tank directly over the UTH