Quote Originally Posted by Eric Alan View Post
He'll be fine in the short term. It's safer to err on the cool side than on the warm side. Don't forget, you'll need to have a way to regulate the heat panel too (thermostat or similar). Have fun at the expo!

Edit (why can't I have a complete thought the first time tonight?): Yes - you can just raise the room temp too.
So it would be alright to keep the snake at a lower cool side temperature for a week or two (until I could get better heating)? I could potentially raise the room temperature, but that would be an absolute last resort because my mother prefers that I don't do that. I might find something to heat the cage with at the expo tomorrow (crossing my fingers!!), but not totally sure. Whatever the outcome, even if I don't get a snake this weekend, I'm looking forward to the expo! Really want to see what the breeders around here are producing!

(Don't worry, I can almost never complete a post without editing at least once, haha.)