Thanks guys! I have some work to do now for sure as the background is indeed taped to the inside of the tank. Its double sided so the paper isnt peeling but nontheless. I only got the damn bg because the tank looked so boring with what I could afford to put in it.
The tank is 10G, average temp (with heat blasted) is 80 throughout the tank, no heat gradient. However if I don't blast the heat it stay around 60-70 degrees. Humidity usually around 20-30%. Pretty broke right now but will buy a bigger tank as soon as possible. Also grabbed a massive aquarium big enough for many, many snakes from my work. Just too big for my apartment right now. Has a big wooden stand and everything. Excited to set it up.. Anyway, back to the point here..
I've read that heat bulbs should be avoided as they can hurt/burn the snake. But I've also read that the basking light is important. Which is it?
I don't have the heat mats hooked to a control yet as I can't afford that piece yet.
Here's a picture of my current set-up:
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