Quote Originally Posted by Eric Alan View Post
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.