New Ball Python Owner - Issues with Temperature

[RickyNY]

Yeah, I couldn't see the picture.

[Kevin8998]

Okay thanks i don't know why but imgur wouldn't work so hopefully this does.

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[Kevin8998]

Okay thanks i don't know why but imgur wouldn't work so hopefully this does.
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Hey everyone, the pic above is my tank but the CHE in the pic is only rated for 50w bulbs so I was gonna return it for a bigger one to heat the whole tank and place it in the middle but the bigger one won't fit anywhere in-between those black rods going across the screen... Is there a solution to this? Or should I just use two of these smaller ones, one on each side?

[RickyNY]

Are you sure you got a che? I have never use one, but I thought they didn't give off any light. Does yours look like this?:
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Kevin, where do you live in the US? Do you have winters? Because you will have a hard time keeping that tank at 50% humidity during winter with that lamp.

[Kevin8998]

Are you sure you got a che? I have never use one, but I thought they didn't give off any light. Does yours look like this?:
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Kevin, where do you live in the US? Do you have winters? Because you will have a hard time keeping that tank at 50% humidity during winter with that lamp.

I don't believe the one I have is a CHE, it has a ceramic socket but it doesn't look like that it's a regular dome. I'm gonna go return it right now and exchange it for a proper CHE but my concern still is an issue with those bars blocking the surface area of the screen top idk that a CHE like you pictured would fit, but I will try.

I'm in California where its very hot mostly but we get winter for about 3 months and it'll drop to 40 at the absolute lowest overnight.

[RickyNY]

Yeah that's cold enough during the night. I have my ball in a small room and I have a heater that keeps that room at 80f all day and night, so I don't have to use a lamp to keep ambient temps. If this is not an option for you, then you will need 2 small lamps (so they fit between the bars).

[Kevin8998]

Yeah that's cold enough during the night. I have my ball in a small room and I have a heater that keeps that room at 80f all day and night, so I don't have to use a lamp to keep ambient temps. If this is not an option for you, then you will need 2 small lamps (so they fit between the bars).

Hmm yeah the heater thing wouldn't be an option so I'll see if I can find anything at the store for a small ceramic heater and then I guess just buy too. This ended up being so much more complicated than I thought lol

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[RickyNY]

Tell me about it! Before finding this forum I thought snakes only needed a tub, water and food once a month

[tttaylorrr]

Hmm yeah the heater thing wouldn't be an option so I'll see if I can find anything at the store for a small ceramic heater and then I guess just buy too. This ended up being so much more complicated than I thought lol

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don't get discouraged!!! once you've got everything dialed in, the rest is a breeze! this is the hardest part, and it gets soooo much better!

[Kevin8998]

Yeah idk. I'm getting semi frustrated with these bars that are on my screen top because it's making it so complicated.... The bigger domes won't fit and they get hot so it'll burn the plastic.. I'm trying to find a solution to that issue. Do you guys think putting aluminum foil tape over those plastic strips on the screen lid will allow these domes to sit on top without any fire hazard?

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