Heat lamp stress?

[bondo]

Oh wow I missed the ambient temps posted. You really really need to get rid of that light. Those temps are way too high. Balls need a variation in temps so they can regulate their temps. My ambient is high 60s to low 70s.

[Eric Alan]

Oh wow I missed the ambient temps posted. You really really need to get rid of that light. Those temps are way too high. Balls need a variation in temps so they can regulate their temps. My ambient is high 60s to low 70s.

You are correct that an ambient of 90ish is too high. However, your own ambient temp of high 60s to low 70s is about 10 degrees too low yourself. I certainly recommend looking for a way to increase it a bit.

[kitedemon]

I missed that too! Wow yes far too high! Typically I target 80ºF ambient, Certainly not more than 85ºF under 'normal' set ups and I don't like seeing below 74ºF for any length of time either.

[bondo]

You are correct that an ambient of 90ish is too high. However, your own ambient temp of high 60s to low 70s is about 10 degrees too low yourself. I certainly recommend looking for a way to increase it a bit.

So you think my ambient should be in the low 80s? That is also too warm. Mid 70s I can live with but doesn't need to be that high. I never drop my heat tape temps in the winter but instead let the ambient temp go down for breeding. I have a very low slug rate. I have had 1 corn snake in my life get a respiratory infection. I have never had a python (ball, carpet, blood) get a ri. People don't give reptiles the credit they deserve. We force them to follow our rules instead of letting them self regulate what they need. I have girls wrapping their bowl in ambient temps in the upper 60s. They feel like ice but they know what they need better then I do.

[gameonpython]

So you think my ambient should be in the low 80s? That is also too warm. Mid 70s I can live with but doesn't need to be that high. I never drop my heat tape temps in the winter but instead let the ambient temp go down for breeding. I have a very low slug rate. I have had 1 corn snake in my life get a respiratory infection. I have never had a python (ball, carpet, blood) get a ri. People don't give reptiles the credit they deserve. We force them to follow our rules instead of letting them self regulate what they need. I have girls wrapping their bowl in ambient temps in the upper 60s. They feel like ice but they know what they need better then I do.

My ambient temps were around 70(room temp) for a few months only, and my ball never left his hot hide unless for food or water. Now that my ambient temps are 80, he is always out exploring, climbing, and alternating between hides. Oh, and I also have a CHE over a glass tank with screen top(tin foiled) , perfect sheds every time.


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