Hi,
I have recently re-homed a one and a half year old ball python. The hot spot temperature is okay - but the ambient temperature is in the very low 20s.
I'm currently heating with a heat mat under a tray within the cage (see picture) and I'm not really sure whether I should get a basking light?
I mean as you can see from my picture, my enclosure isn't really the best enclosure for lamps; but I know I need to get the heat up ASAP.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, especially if they are specific to my enclosure seen in the picture below. Oh, and the more economically viable the better.
Thank you!
Image: http://www.photobox.co.uk/my/photo?a...474#8655723474
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