New Ball Python Owner - Issues with Temperature

[tttaylorrr]

I have a hygrometer too and that is showing about 50-60 on each side consistently so I am not worried about the humidity that seems fine. I have seen it go up or drop a little but it always corrects itself so that seems good.

Well the probe for the UTH thermometer is under the substrate so that's what is set at 108 right now so the glass floor is probably about that temp, but I only raised it that high to make the tank heat up which is still not working so I can lower that temp if I need to supplement it with a bigger lamp....

As for measuring the temp of the actual floor of the substrate, I don't know how I can accurately do that...

are you using a thermoSTAT or a thermoMETER to measure the UTH?? they are VERY different.

if it's a thermoMETER: you NEED to regulate the UTH with a thermoSTAT

if it's a thermoSTAT: the probe should not be in the enclosure where the snake can urinate/poop on it, push it around and cause a temperature spike or drop. the thermostat probe should be sandwiched between the UTH and the outside bottom of the enclosure.