Last Minute Setup Questions

[ckuhn003]

As long as the temps are correct and you get the heating / thermostat fitted properly you will be fine .

As mentioned clutter is important to give protection and security - branches and bark pieces from the local woods and parks work well , as do fake silk / plastic plants / foliage from the local dollar shop .

Get a couple of digital thermometers like these ... You can choose to have readings in C or F with a click of a switch .
They're about 3 dollars off eBay / Amazon or any online site .



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Also try and get a digital temp gun as well ( 12 dollars off eBay / Amazon etc ) . They're great for random testing of the warm and cool areas and under the hides etc .

They're great for testing all kinds of temps around the house plus as a bonus my Lake Malawi Cichlids love chasing the red laser dot around their tank and our tiny Italian Greyhound chases the red dot around the lounge


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Please don't waste any money on these stick on plastic dial thermometers shown below !!!
Nothing to do with Exo Terra as many companies make them but they just give a very rough idea of the ambient air temps which are nowhere near as important as the surface temps .

Excellent response. I bought the temp gun (TG-1) and Digital Thermometer from Reptile Basics. Do you see an issue if the non UTH area is showing in the mid/upper 70s? It looks like I can get the UTH area in the mid/high 90s.

[RickyNY]

Do you see an issue if the non UTH area is showing in the mid/upper 70s?

Cool side should be 82-84, according to this sticky:
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...Husbandry-FAQs