Two weeks ago I brought my first BP home. He is set up in a 10 gallon tank and has an under tank heater on one end but that's it as far as heating goes. He has a hide on both ends of that tank (one on the warm end and one on the cooler end) with a water dish large enough for him to hang out in if he chooses to do so. He seems to be doing well and has eaten twice already (one hopper each week that hes been here). His stool seems regular and he doesn't appear lethargic or anything. I want to keep him this way though and not give him any reason to stress or go off of his food.
I told the breeder that we kept our house at 70* through the day and 65* at night. He said that my guy would be fine with just the under tank heater until he was ready to move into a bigger tank, which shouldn't be for a year or so. I've done a bunch of my own reading though and have seen countless times that a BP tank should have an ambient temperature of 80-85*. His cool end is currently at 69*. I was told that using any kind of lamps would be too much for a 10 gallon tank. Can I just put a second UTH on the other end and run it lower than the hot end does?
I love my little guy and am very excited to have him. I several books on them but sometimes you just want to hear from people who are familiar with them instead of relying solely on books and websites. Any help or advice would be great!
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