Help with temperature

[patientz3ro]

This is absolutely ridiculous. 24 hours of bright light while not ideal isn't going to harm the snake, whereas an unregulated UTH could easily hurt the snake plus the fact that it is a fire risk.

Thickening the substrate layer is never recommended when using a UTH. BP's are known to dig into the substrate and sit directly on the bottom of the cage. By thickening the substrate you also risk increasing the temperature of the glass.

Lamps even white lamps are the way to go in this situation. If it was going to be more than a few days I would recommend getting an infrared heat lamp but even then a good BP cage should have a nice dark hide anyway.

Notice I didn't say thickening the substrate layer is IDEAL, and I also suggested using the travel carrier pictured in her other post to prevent digging down to an unsafe heater. Incidentally, thicker substrate isn't necessarily going to result in hotter glass. Depending on the substrate, it may even dissipate some of the heat. That's the reason there are different UTH's for sand vs "bedding" substrates. Considering that she appears to be using coconut husk, there's a lot of dissipation going on. Coco husk is one of the least conductive substrates.

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[pbyeerts]

I have repti-bark as my substrate......

[NYHC4LIFE8899]

I have repti-bark as my substrate......

I just started using eco earth and repti bark mix last week,holds humidity well..switching my other tank over this weekend