Heat lamp and UTH question

[ShayInator]

Hi, I posted a thread a while ago asking a few questions, but I have a few more concerning my temperatures. I got a heat lamp because I thought my ambient air was too low, and I didn't want my snake friend to get a RI, but upon further investigation, I realised that my temps were 80-81 degrees, and was told that was good. I was using a UTH before, and my hot spot is 90-92 degrees, ambient air temp is 80-82. I am just concerned, because I don't know if I should just use the heat lamp, just the UTH, or both? I mean like, if the temp stays at 90-92, regardless of it being ambient air, belly heat, or both, then does it really matter if I use both? I'd hate for the heat lamp to go to waste.. She probably would be fine, but I am the type of person who worries about things that don't matter, so I would like a second opinion to make me calm down.

Sorry for the stupid question by the wayy ;w;

[frostysBP]

Put heat lamp in closet and save for cooler months if your ambient temps are 80-83 if you add the heat lamp now you will cook ur snake

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[ShayInator]

Can I use it if I lower the temps in my room? It is pretty hot in here, and I have been keeping it warm to maintain the 80-81, so I would like to be able to lower the temps in here for my comfort haha

[ShayInator]

I'd also like to mention that I have a 50 watt bulb, so it is only a few degrees warmer.

[bcr229]

You can drop the room ambient to 78*F, use the UTH on a thermostat, and your snake will be fine. Put the lamp away until winter.

In the meantime you can cover up the top of your tank to keep humidity inside of it, the lamp will also dry it out.

[frostysBP]

Yes if you drop temp put lamp on

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[ShayInator]

Ok, winter it is! Thank you!

[beeze]

I use both. I have them both on themostats. The UTH is set to 90 and I have the lamp set to "warm." The lamp turns on and off throughout the day while the UTH stays on most of the time, unless the probe reads that its getting too hot. I also worried about ambient temps. I keep four different thermometers on my snakes tank. One on the warm side, one on the cool side, one really low, inside, closer to the ground, since that's where he spends most of his time and another near the inside and top of the tank. Ambient temps near bottom and top usually only range a 1-3 degrees, if that. Depends on the weather around here too, Kansas can be hot as humid af one day and a few hours later be cold and rainy.